🚨 Recent Restaurant Closures 🚨

Black Lamb

⚠️ This facility has been closed 1 time by the Health Department
Latest: PASS March 21, 2025

📍 Neighborhood: South End

🚇 Nearest Transit: Back Bay (Orange Line)

Address
571 TREMONT ST
South End, MA 02118
Inspection History
27 inspections
12 failures
1 closures
License
License #394382
Last inspected: March 21, 2025

Inspection History (27 most recent)

PASS March 21, 2025 at 4:40 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-502.11-C - (A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C): High temp dish machine rinse gauage reading 150F.Repair guage Maintain rinse 180-194F Temp strip reading in compliance Wash t...
FAIL March 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-502.11-C - (A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C): High temp dish machine rinse gauage reading 150F.Repair guage Maintain rinse 180-194F Temp strip reading in compliance Wash t...
PASS April 2, 2024 at 5:59 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-501.114-PF - Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf): Low temp bar machine not reading chlorine.Repair Maintain chlorine 50PPM or per manufactures instructions. ...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS March 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Shell tags missing the datemarking for last sold/served. Maintain shell stock tags in chronological order held for 90 days with the date of the last served/sold. | 590.003/3-302.1...
FAIL March 15, 2024 at 6:08 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Shell tags missing the datemarking for last sold/served. Maintain shell stock tags in chronological order held for 90 days with the date of the last served/sold. | 590.003/3-302.1...
PASS February 14, 2024 at 4:08 PM
7 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Sprinkler pipe was damaged in the apartment above the restaurant.Water flooded the bar dining room & basement kitchen. Establishment was not operating at the time of the incident. ...
🚫 CLOSURE February 12, 2024 at 2:54 PM
7 violations
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Sprinkler pipe was damaged in the apartment above the restaurant.Water flooded the bar dining room & basement kitchen. Establishment was not operating at the time of the incident. ...
PASS December 28, 2023 at 4:43 PM
0 violations
FAIL December 20, 2023 at 7:19 PM
4 violations
590.003(C)/3-301.11-P - Preventing Contamination from Hands (P): Observed employee topping lettuce on hamburger without gloves. Person in charge discarded. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): No test kit available ...
PASS March 31, 2023 at 6:36 PM
8 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Observed employees prepping food items with no hair restraints. Provide. | 590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C): Grease observed in hood filters above fryolater. Clean...
FAIL March 23, 2023 at 3:58 PM
8 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Observed employees prepping food items with no hair restraints. Provide. | 590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C): Grease observed in hood filters above fryolater. Clean...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 18, 2023 at 3:24 PM
0 violations
PASS June 24, 2022 at 6:52 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Squeeze bottles on raw bar have no labels. Provide. | 590.003(C)/3-301.11-P - Preventing Contamination from Hands (P): Cook on production line prepping parsley ...
FAIL June 17, 2022 at 3:18 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Squeeze bottles on raw bar have no labels. Provide. | 590.003(C)/3-301.11-P - Preventing Contamination from Hands (P): Cook on production line prepping parsley ...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS March 9, 2022 at 7:00 PM
5 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Current certified food manager certificate is expired. Person in charge indicated her managers are signing up. | 590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Commo...
FAIL March 2, 2022 at 4:41 PM
5 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Current certified food manager certificate is expired. Person in charge indicated her managers are signing up. | 590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Commo...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 19, 2021 at 4:27 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Properly date all shellstocked tags when the last one is sold. | 590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Cle...
FAIL November 12, 2021 at 5:43 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Properly date all shellstocked tags when the last one is sold. | 590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Cle...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS October 14, 2021 at 3:03 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Roasted brussel sprouts reading 50F for 30-40 min per PIC.Maintain cold holding 41F or below. PIC removed to cool/hold 41F or below | 590.004/4...
FAIL October 4, 2021 at 3:47 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Roasted brussel sprouts reading 50F for 30-40 min per PIC.Maintain cold holding 41F or below. PIC removed to cool/hold 41F or below | 590.004/4...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS April 26, 2021 at 6:52 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): 3 bay sink observed with a leak under the middle bay.Repair | 590.006/6-303.11-C - Intensity-Lighting (C): Interior hood light at the cook line observed not operating.Repair
PASS November 12, 2020 at 5:50 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide Quats & Chlorine test kits | 590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Clean the wall mounted french...
FAIL November 7, 2020 at 1:44 AM
3 violations
590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Provide Quats & Chlorine test kits | 590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Clean the wall mounted french...
PASS October 23, 2019 at 4:27 PM
6 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): provide hair restraints | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): provide customer can request copy of last inspection | 590.004/4-204.112-C - Temperature Measuring Dev...
FAIL October 16, 2019 at 3:19 PM
6 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): provide hair restraints | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): provide customer can request copy of last inspection | 590.004/4-204.112-C - Temperature Measuring Dev...
PASS July 15, 2019 at 6:08 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): resurface worn white cutting boards | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): clean interior of reach in units as needed | 590.005/5-103.12-PF - Pressure (Pf): restrooms/repair mixing v...
FAIL July 12, 2019 at 3:59 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): resurface worn white cutting boards | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): clean interior of reach in units as needed | 590.005/5-103.12-PF - Pressure (Pf): restrooms/repair mixing v...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department