Friendship BBQ
Latest: PASS
April 23, 2025
Address
40 HARRISON AV
Chinatown, MA 02111
Inspection History
35 inspections
15 failures
License
License #156801
Last inspected: April 23, 2025
Inspection History (35 most recent)
PASS
April 23, 2025
at 4:04 PM
2 violations
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker observed expired. Hood filters with built up grease. Clean to remove and update hood sticker. | 590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Sys...
FAIL
April 18, 2025
at 6:09 PM
9 violations
590.002/2-401.11-C - Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C): Package of cigarettes observed in close proximity to food in kitchen area. Corrected on site. | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Multiple employees on production ...
FAIL
April 11, 2025
at 4:17 PM
9 violations
590.002/2-401.11-C - Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C): Package of cigarettes observed in close proximity to food in kitchen area. Corrected on site. | 590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Multiple employees on production ...
PASS
May 1, 2024
at 5:54 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Multiple employees on production line without hair restraint. Provide. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw animal product stor...
FAIL
April 22, 2024
at 4:41 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Multiple employees on production line without hair restraint. Provide. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P): Raw animal product stor...
PASS
March 13, 2024
at 6:30 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Dust and debris in dining room from construction. Clean to remove all dust and debris in dining room.
FAIL
March 6, 2024
at 4:52 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Dust and debris in dining room from construction. Clean to remove all dust and debris in dining room.
PASS
October 4, 2023
at 6:26 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Shellfish tags not stored with shellfish. Tags not dated for last piece sold. Organize tags and date when last piece sold to maintain records. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and ...
FAIL
September 27, 2023
at 4:16 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Shellfish tags not stored with shellfish. Tags not dated for last piece sold. Organize tags and date when last piece sold to maintain records. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and ...
PASS
May 1, 2023
at 5:17 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker expires this month. Provide cleaning date.
FAIL
April 26, 2023
at 6:41 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Shellfich tags not stored with clams and oysters. Tags must be stored with shellfish until last piece is sold then hold tags for 90 days. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpa...
FAIL
April 19, 2023
at 6:49 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Shellfich tags not stored with clams and oysters. Tags must be stored with shellfish until last piece is sold then hold tags for 90 days. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpa...
PASS
October 17, 2022
at 3:56 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Clams stored without shellfish tag. Store shellfish with tags until all pieces are sold. Then hold tag for 90 days. Corrected on site. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackag...
FAIL
October 11, 2022
at 6:12 PM
8 violations
590.003/3-203.12-PF - Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf): Clams stored without shellfish tag. Store shellfish with tags until all pieces are sold. Then hold tag for 90 days. Corrected on site. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackag...
PASS
July 15, 2022
at 3:28 PM
16 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): No kit or procedures on site. Guidance provided via email. | 590.002(A)/2-101.11-PF - Assignment (Pf): Assign and certify a fulltime employee in food protection who can take act...
FAIL
July 11, 2022
at 6:27 PM
16 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): No kit or procedures on site. Guidance provided via email. | 590.002(A)/2-101.11-PF - Assignment (Pf): Assign and certify a fulltime employee in food protection who can take act...
PASS
January 19, 2022
at 7:02 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Hand sink @ cooking line blocked by equipment remove and allow access to hand sink at all times | 590.006/6-501.12-C - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C): Hood v...
FAIL
January 12, 2022
at 7:56 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Hand sink @ cooking line blocked by equipment remove and allow access to hand sink at all times | 590.006/6-501.12-C - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C): Hood v...
FAIL
January 5, 2022
at 7:00 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): Hand sink @ cooking line blocked by equipment remove and allow access to hand sink at all times | 590.006/6-501.12-C - Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C): Hood v...
PASS
August 3, 2021
at 6:28 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Several squeeze bottles with no labels. Provide. | 590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): Duct work in the rear storage hallway is leaking. Address a...
FAIL
July 26, 2021
at 6:01 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Several squeeze bottles with no labels. Provide. | 590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C): Duct work in the rear storage hallway is leaking. Address a...
PASS
January 29, 2021
at 4:55 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-202.18-PF - Shell stock Identification (Pf): At the time of the inspection there were no shell stock tags available. Provide and maintain shellstock tags for the minimum requirement of 90 days. | 590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonfood-Contact Sur...
FAIL
January 21, 2021
at 4:57 PM
6 violations
590.003/3-202.18-PF - Shell stock Identification (Pf): At the time of the inspection there were no shell stock tags available. Provide and maintain shellstock tags for the minimum requirement of 90 days. | 590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonfood-Contact Sur...
PASS
July 31, 2020
at 2:21 PM
10 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 some form of Food Safety Course for the r...
FAIL
July 23, 2020
at 6:01 PM
10 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 some form of Food Safety Course for the r...
PASS
February 10, 2020
at 7:15 PM
0 violations
PASS
December 23, 2019
at 5:10 PM
0 violations
PASS
September 6, 2019
at 6:10 PM
0 violations
PASS
December 10, 2018
at 8:43 PM
0 violations
PASS
September 26, 2017
at 6:28 PM
0 violations
PASS
December 28, 2016
at 3:21 PM
0 violations
PASS
September 28, 2016
at 6:05 PM
0 violations
PASS
March 21, 2016
at 6:02 PM
0 violations
PASS
January 4, 2016
at 3:24 PM
1 violation
37-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings: Small grill hood does not have a hood sticker / Provide. Provide a hood cleaning report on compliance
FAIL
December 30, 2015
at 4:23 PM
1 violation
37-6-501.11-.12 - Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings: Small grill hood does not have a hood sticker / Provide. Provide a hood cleaning report on compliance