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Island Creek Oyster Bar

Latest: PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 23, 2020

🍽️ Cuisine: Seafood

📍 Neighborhood: Fenway

🚇 Nearest Transit: Kenmore Square (Green Line)

Address
500 COMMONWEALTH AV
Boston, MA 02215
Inspection History
21 inspections
7 failures
License
License #68416
Last inspected: November 23, 2020

Inspection History (21 most recent)

PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 23, 2020 at 3:56 PM
0 violations
PASS May 15, 2019 at 6:00 PM
7 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Provide labels on all bulk storage containers. | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: Sliced/chopped cooked fennell reading 60-64F for 30-45 min per PIC.Maintain cold holding 41F or below. PIC removed to...
FAIL May 9, 2019 at 9:56 PM
7 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: Provide labels on all bulk storage containers. | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: Sliced/chopped cooked fennell reading 60-64F for 30-45 min per PIC.Maintain cold holding 41F or below. PIC removed to...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS September 24, 2018 at 9:09 PM
1 violation
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: Provide covers for cut fruit at the bar. PIC Correcting
PASS August 9, 2018 at 4:09 PM
6 violations
23-4-602.13 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Clean interiors & Gaskets of all bar glass chiller units and refrigeration units to remove soils & spills. Kitchen: Clean shelving above fryolators to remove soils & Debris Walk in unit:...
FAIL July 30, 2018 at 4:39 PM
6 violations
23-4-602.13 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean: Clean interiors & Gaskets of all bar glass chiller units and refrigeration units to remove soils & spills. Kitchen: Clean shelving above fryolators to remove soils & Debris Walk in unit:...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS September 19, 2017 at 8:21 PM
3 violations
14-4-202.11 - Food Contact Surfaces Design: Replace unwrapped straws with wrapped straws as discussed during inspection located at the bar area. New garnish trays for citrus fruit at the bar as well | 32-6-301.11-02.11 - Hand Cleaner Drying Tiss...
PASS August 16, 2016 at 6:03 PM
5 violations
01-3-202.18 - Shellstock ID: Provide missing shell fish tag and keep in accordance with 105CMR590.00 PIC contacted source for missing shell fish tag of 7-12-16 | 15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: No divider between dump sink and food stora...
FAIL July 27, 2016 at 4:53 PM
18 violations
01-3-202.18 - Shellstock ID: Provide missing shell fish tag and keep in accordance with 105CMR590.00 PIC contacted source for missing shell fish tag of 7-12-16 | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: Raw chicken stor...
FAIL July 25, 2016 at 4:11 PM
17 violations
01-3-202.18 - Shellstock ID: Provide/organize shell fish tags and keep in accordance with 105CMR590.00 Tags from May kept with tags in July 2016 | 08-3-302.11/3-304.11 - Separation Segregation Cross Contamination: Raw chicken stored near raw oyst...
PASS October 9, 2015 at 7:24 PM
8 violations
01-3-203.12 - Tags & Records: Tags not maintained in chronological order. Maintain properly. | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: Cooking Line - Lobster 48F Sword Fish 48F. Unit 52F. Maintain all PHFs at 41F or below. | 14-4-202.11 - Food Conta...
FAIL September 30, 2015 at 11:25 PM
8 violations
01-3-203.12 - Tags & Records: Tags not maintained in chronological order. Maintain properly. | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: Cooking Line - Lobster 48F Sword Fish 48F. Unit 52F. Maintain all PHFs at 41F or below. | 14-4-202.11 - Food Conta...
PASS October 22, 2014 at 9:33 PM
0 violations
PASS August 9, 2013 at 3:47 PM
11 violations
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: 1) fly light above food area relocate 2) open bags of food products store in closed covered containers 3) ice wands stored in freezer uncovered cover to protect | 10-3-304.12 - Food Utensil Storage: untensils ...
FAIL August 2, 2013 at 6:21 PM
11 violations
08-3-305-307.11 - Food Protection: 1) fly light above food area relocate 2) open bags of food products store in closed covered containers 3) ice wands stored in freezer uncovered cover to protect | 10-3-304.12 - Food Utensil Storage: untensils ...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS June 6, 2013 at 6:38 PM
1 violation
15-4-202.16 - Non-Food Contact Surfaces: The final rinse temperature of the dish machine was not at or exceeding 180 F. However with the wash temperature at 160 to 162 F and a rinse temperature between 174 and 176 F an acceptable plate temperat...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 30, 2012 at 5:00 AM
0 violations
PASS December 28, 2012 at 5:34 PM
0 violations
PASS February 9, 2012 at 6:59 PM
18 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: properly label all condiment containers in kitchen | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: lobster salad 47 degrees scallops 43 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below 4 door drawer/ shr...
FAIL February 6, 2012 at 1:29 PM
18 violations
02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12 - Food Container Labels: properly label all condiment containers in kitchen | 03-3-501.16(A) - Cold Holding: lobster salad 47 degrees scallops 43 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below 4 door drawer/ shr...
PASS October 8, 2010 at 4:47 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department