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Doubletree Hotel Boston-Wisteria

Latest: FAIL November 14, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Mexican

📍 Neighborhood: Bay Village

🚇 Nearest Transit: Tufts Medical Center (Orange Line)

Address
821 WASHINGTON ST
Back Bay, MA 02116
Inspection History
52 inspections
20 failures
License
License #21472
Last inspected: November 14, 2025

Inspection History (50 most recent)

FAIL November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-501.112-PF - Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf): Rinse gague is not working properly to show final rinse temperature in kitchen area dish machine. Repair as necessary. | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfo...
FAIL November 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-501.112-PF - Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf): Rinse gague is not working properly to show final rinse temperature in kitchen area dish machine. Repair as necessary. | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfo...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS May 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Box of sliced turkey observed stored on ground. Corrected on site. | 590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C): Hood filters observed with soils. ...
PASS October 16, 2024 at 4:23 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Chicken breast in hot holding unit at 130F. Person in charge had employee reheat to acceptable temperature. Hold hot foods 135F or above. | 590.003/...
FAIL October 9, 2024 at 4:03 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P1 - (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Chicken breast in hot holding unit at 130F. Person in charge had employee reheat to acceptable temperature. Hold hot foods 135F or above. | 590.003/...
PASS March 26, 2024 at 6:38 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Cooked chicken breast in walk in cooler at 55F. Person in charge discarded. Ensure foods kept 41F or below. | 590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilatio...
FAIL March 18, 2024 at 3:29 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P): Cooked chicken breast in walk in cooler at 55F. Person in charge discarded. Ensure foods kept 41F or below. | 590.004/4-202.18-C - Ventilatio...
PASS November 27, 2023 at 3:20 PM
5 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No choke saver certified staff Sign up for in-person training | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Soda gun ho...
FAIL November 17, 2023 at 4:05 PM
5 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No choke saver certified staff Sign up for in-person training | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Soda gun ho...
PASS May 5, 2023 at 2:54 PM
0 violations
PASS October 11, 2022 at 2:52 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf): Pasta salad in reach-in cooler dated 9/22. Discarded by PIC. Do not hold prepped foods past 7 days. | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact...
FAIL October 4, 2022 at 3:06 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf): Pasta salad in reach-in cooler dated 9/22. Discarded by PIC. Do not hold prepped foods past 7 days. | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact...
PASS February 11, 2022 at 3:12 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.13-C - Thawing (C): R.O.P. fish thawed under refrigeration. Discontinue thawing R.O.P. fish without removing from R.O.P. packaging to prevent possible c. botulinum proliferation.. | 590.004/4-101.19-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): ...
FAIL February 4, 2022 at 3:33 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.13-C - Thawing (C): R.O.P. fish thawed under refrigeration. Discontinue thawing R.O.P. fish without removing from R.O.P. packaging to prevent possible c. botulinum proliferation.. | 590.004/4-101.19-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): ...
PASS September 8, 2021 at 3:17 PM
3 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No one on site with a current Food Safety Certification. Provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in a Food Safety course for the re-inspectio...
FAIL August 30, 2021 at 3:37 PM
5 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No one on site with a current Food Safety Certification. Provide documentation of at least one full time employee who has been enrolled in a Food Safety course for the re-inspectio...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS February 25, 2021 at 7:10 PM
1 violation
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No one on site with a current Food Allergen Certification. Provide.
PASS January 27, 2020 at 4:33 PM
0 violations
FAIL July 15, 2019 at 9:01 PM
2 violations
590.006/6-201.11-C - Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C): Floor of dry goods storage with soils and spills clean to remove | 590.006/6-501.111-C - Controlling Pests (C): Fruit flies in dry goods storage room clean to remove
PASS March 19, 2019 at 12:40 PM
0 violations
PASS May 21, 2018 at 3:24 PM
3 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Open drain at wall seal or cap off to prevent harborage | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Rodents Animals: Fruit flies found behibd ice machine clean to remove | 37-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Wa...
FAIL May 14, 2018 at 12:14 PM
3 violations
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Open drain at wall seal or cap off to prevent harborage | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Rodents Animals: Fruit flies found behibd ice machine clean to remove | 37-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Wa...
PASS November 29, 2017 at 1:25 PM
0 violations
PASS August 7, 2017 at 5:44 PM
1 violation
17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Temperature not registering properly repair
FAIL July 21, 2017 at 3:17 PM
1 violation
17-4-204.112/.115 - Equipment Thermometers: Temperature not registering properly repair
PASS February 16, 2017 at 5:10 PM
0 violations
PASS June 23, 2016 at 5:27 PM
2 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Shrimp @ 90f Ensure hot hold of 140f or above | 19-4-501.18-.110 - Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature.: temperature of machine not reading properly
FAIL June 16, 2016 at 2:58 PM
2 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Shrimp @ 90f Ensure hot hold of 140f or above | 19-4-501.18-.110 - Wash Rinse Water Clean Proper Temperature.: temperature of machine not reading properly
PASS January 19, 2016 at 4:55 PM
3 violations
17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: no test kit to measure chlorine in low temperature dish machine supply | 22-4-601/602.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Clean: slicer with old soils clean to remove | 27-5-103.11-.12 - Hot and Cold Water: hand sink at b...
FAIL January 11, 2016 at 4:09 PM
3 violations
17-4-302.14 - Test Kit Provided: no test kit to measure chlorine in low temperature dish machine supply | 22-4-601/602.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Clean: slicer with old soils clean to remove | 27-5-103.11-.12 - Hot and Cold Water: hand sink at b...
PASS May 12, 2015 at 2:47 PM
7 violations
20-4-703.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Low temp dishmachine 0 PPM | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Rodents Animals: Evidence of flies around floor drain Provide treatment by licensed exterminator and report. | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Roden...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS May 8, 2015 at 5:51 PM
7 violations
20-4-703.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Low temp dishmachine 0 PPM | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Rodents Animals: Evidence of flies around floor drain Provide treatment by licensed exterminator and report. | 35-6-501.111/.115 - Insects Roden...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS March 24, 2015 at 5:34 PM
39 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Food containers not labeled. | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: Raw eggs stored with vegetables (Ready to eat foods) | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregat...
FAIL March 17, 2015 at 3:02 PM
38 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Food containers not labeled. | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: Raw eggs stored with vegetables (Ready to eat foods) | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregat...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS May 23, 2014 at 5:10 PM
14 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Bulk food containers not labeled | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Remove items from above ice machine | 10-3-304.12 - Food Utensil Storage: Water in bottom of ice scoop holder | 15-4-202.16 - N...
FAIL May 9, 2014 at 3:49 PM
14 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Bulk food containers not labeled | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Remove items from above ice machine | 10-3-304.12 - Food Utensil Storage: Water in bottom of ice scoop holder | 15-4-202.16 - N...
PASS October 4, 2013 at 4:36 PM
0 violations
PASS January 15, 2013 at 6:57 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 30, 2012 at 5:00 AM
0 violations
PASS October 3, 2012 at 4:53 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS May 21, 2012 at 6:50 PM
1 violation
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Provide an alternative remedy for the ventillation issue in the kitchen discussed above. The wooden board should be replaced with rubber bumpers or another cleanable material. An alternative solution coul...
PASS October 28, 2011 at 2:08 PM
6 violations
14-4-202.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Design: Kitchen Defrost walking freezer vent and do not store food under condensation | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Pantry. Repair door to 2 door reach in refrigerator.Kitchen -trepan door to walk i...
FAIL October 19, 2011 at 2:08 PM
6 violations
14-4-202.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Design: Kitchen Defrost walking freezer vent and do not store food under condensation | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: Pantry. Repair door to 2 door reach in refrigerator.Kitchen -trepan door to walk i...
PASS February 14, 2011 at 3:12 PM
5 violations
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Elevate foods in walk in 6" off floor | 36-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Floors: Clean loading dock | 37-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings: Clean cooking vent hood | 38-6-303.11 ...
FAIL February 4, 2011 at 3:10 PM
5 violations
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Elevate foods in walk in 6" off floor | 36-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Floors: Clean loading dock | 37-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings: Clean cooking vent hood | 38-6-303.11 ...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS March 31, 2010 at 11:48 AM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS May 18, 2009 at 4:00 PM
16 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Chic- 115 F shall be 140 For above. | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: chic. 48F.shall be 41 For below. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Properly maintain gals. of milk stored under refrigeration cover all self. ser...
FAIL May 11, 2009 at 4:16 PM
16 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Chic- 115 F shall be 140 For above. | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: chic. 48F.shall be 41 For below. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Properly maintain gals. of milk stored under refrigeration cover all self. ser...
FAIL May 4, 2009 at 4:11 PM
16 violations
03-3-501.16 - Hot Holding: Chic- 115 F shall be 140 For above. | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: chic. 48F.shall be 41 For below. | 08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Properly maintain gals. of milk stored under refrigeration cover all self. ser...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS April 23, 2008 at 4:44 PM
14 violations
10-3-304.12 - Food Utensil Storage: Properly store all scoops. | 12-2-301.12-.15 - Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How: Provide proper Hand washing training for Starbucks and. Kitchen staff. | 14-4-202.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Design: Replace de...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department