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Drydock Cafe

Latest: PASS July 29, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Cafe

📍 Neighborhood: South Boston

🚇 Nearest Transit: Broadway (Red Line)

Address
7 DRY DOCK AV
Boston, MA 02210
Inspection History
23 inspections
13 failures
License
License #445439
Last inspected: July 29, 2025

Inspection History (23 most recent)

PASS July 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-501.116-PF - Warewashing Equipment Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration (Pf): Low temp dish machine not operating properly. Repair Chemical not registered on testing device. PIC advised to utilize 3 bay sink for all equipment cl...
FAIL July 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-501.116-PF - Warewashing Equipment Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration (Pf): Low temp dish machine not operating properly. Repair Chemical not registered on testing device. PIC advised to utilize 3 bay sink for all equipment cl...
FAIL July 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-501.116-PF - Warewashing Equipment Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration (Pf): Low temp dish machine not operating properly. Repair Chemical not registered on testing device. PIC advised to utilize 3 bay sink for all equipment cl...
PASS March 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker exp 12/24. Provide proof of updated inspection.
FAIL February 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-101.19-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): Heavy food soils and debris observed on top of the dishmachine. Clean to remove | 590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker exp 12/24....
FAIL February 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-101.19-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): Heavy food soils and debris observed on top of the dishmachine. Clean to remove | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Missing proper testing device for low temp dishm...
FAIL February 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-101.19-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): Heavy food soils and debris observed on top of the dishmachine. Clean to remove | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf): Missing proper testing device for low temp dishm...
PASS September 13, 2024 at 3:47 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker exp 8/24. Provide proof of routine maintenance
FAIL September 11, 2024 at 5:23 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Observed food soils on meat slicer. Clean to remove. Observed food soils and debris build up on equipment stored on the shelf. Clean to...
FAIL September 4, 2024 at 3:03 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-601.11-C - (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C): Observed food soils on meat slicer. Clean to remove. Observed food soils and debris build up on equipment stored on the shelf. Clean to...
PASS May 7, 2024 at 2:19 PM
11 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Serve safe posted with expired date. Provide an updated certificate and post. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Observ...
FAIL April 29, 2024 at 4:38 PM
11 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Serve safe posted with expired date. Provide an updated certificate and post. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Observ...
PASS June 22, 2023 at 5:18 PM
10 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Nissing hair restraint on a couple of food staff - address | 590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Label all bulk food storage bins accordingl...
FAIL June 15, 2023 at 4:10 PM
10 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Nissing hair restraint on a couple of food staff - address | 590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Label all bulk food storage bins accordingl...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS October 25, 2022 at 4:16 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Clean floors under equipment of visible buildup of soils clean door handles to walkin cooler clean walkin freezer floors of visible soils. | 590.006/6-101.11-C - Surface Characteristics-Indoor A...
PASS June 17, 2022 at 4:04 PM
0 violations
PASS December 23, 2021 at 4:34 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Set up buckets od sanitizer seperately - raw foods and ready to eat foods - Label to identify accordingly | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot ...
FAIL December 16, 2021 at 6:15 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Set up buckets od sanitizer seperately - raw foods and ready to eat foods - Label to identify accordingly | 590.003/3-501.16-P - (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot ...
PASS July 27, 2021 at 5:47 PM
3 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Cook not wearing any hair restraints while working with readty to eat foods addressed immediately | 590.004/4-101.19-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): REMOVE ALL SOILED CARDBOARD BEING USED ...
FAIL July 21, 2021 at 4:54 PM
15 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Cook not wearing any hair restraints while working with readty to eat foods addressed immediately | 590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation ...
FAIL July 14, 2021 at 5:01 PM
10 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Keep all foods elevated off the floors including the walk in units a minimum of six inches during storage | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limi...
PASS February 5, 2021 at 7:03 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Cover raw seafood stored inside the walk-in units with ice and / or properly covered to reduce potential contamination to assist in maintaining quality ...
FAIL January 29, 2021 at 5:25 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Cover raw seafood stored inside the walk-in units with ice and / or properly covered to reduce potential contamination to assist in maintaining quality ...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department