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Bar Volpe

Latest: PASS November 20, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Bar

📍 Neighborhood: South Boston

🚇 Nearest Transit: Broadway (Red Line)

Address
170 W BROADWAY
South Boston, MA 02127
Inspection History
16 inspections
9 failures
License
License #460003
Last inspected: November 20, 2025

Inspection History (16 most recent)

PASS November 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
1 violation
590.005/5-402.11-P - Backflow Prevention (P): Provide air gap on the prep sink in the kitchen.
FAIL October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
6 violations
590.004/4-302.13-PF - Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf): Irreversible thermometer for the high temp dish machine not turning on.Repair | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (...
FAIL October 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
6 violations
590.004/4-302.13-PF - Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf): Irreversible thermometer for the high temp dish machine not turning on.Repair | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (...
PASS December 19, 2024 at 1:26 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Elevated Coliform level reported by Morrell Lab for Vanilla Ice cream. Continue to not serve product until a clean lab report is provide...
FAIL December 12, 2024 at 7:40 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Elevated Coliform level reported by Morrell Lab for Vanilla Ice cream. Continue to not serve product until a clean lab report is provide...
PASS September 6, 2024 at 2:46 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Reported elevated Coliform Morrell report regarding vanilla ice cream. Establishment advised to discontinue serving until a clean lab report i...
FAIL August 30, 2024 at 3:07 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Reported elevated Coliform Morrell report regarding vanilla ice cream. Establishment advised to discontinue serving until a clean lab report i...
PASS September 19, 2023 at 2:44 PM
2 violations
590.003(C)/3-301.11-C - Preventing Contamination from Hands (C): Minimize bare hand contact with raw whole chickens when put on spits. COS. Proper handwashing practices observed. | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfoo...
FAIL September 12, 2023 at 6:12 PM
2 violations
590.003(C)/3-301.11-C - Preventing Contamination from Hands (C): Minimize bare hand contact with raw whole chickens when put on spits. COS. Proper handwashing practices observed. | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfoo...
PASS February 10, 2023 at 7:33 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-101.11-C - Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C): Walls observed damaged from water pipe break.Repair all damaged walls & rest room stalls
FAIL February 5, 2023 at 8:45 PM
8 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Pipe burst in the rest room ceiling water & wall damage in the rest rooms Water has been shut off to the establishment Establishment issued a voluntary closure PIC instructed to h...
PASS January 12, 2023 at 6:22 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-204.11-PF - Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf): Pasta preperation room in glass enclosure in dining room has no handsink. Install handsink. | 590.006/6-201.11-C - Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C): Exposed HVAC duct ...
FAIL November 17, 2022 at 5:59 PM
6 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control. | 590.003/3-502.11-PF - Variance Requirement (Pf): Establishment is ROP packaging fresh pasta for shipping. Discontinue. A...
FAIL November 9, 2022 at 3:15 PM
9 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control. | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Frozen ice cream machine in kitchen. Apply for desert man...
FAIL November 3, 2022 at 9:38 PM
3 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Frozen ice cream machine in kitchen. Apply for desert manufacturing license at 1010 Massachusetts ave 4th floor next business day. Retail foods for sale including marinara sauce and dr...
PASS September 28, 2021 at 4:39 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department