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Life Alive Cafe

Latest: PASS September 15, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Cafe

📍 Neighborhood: Bay Village

🚇 Nearest Transit: Back Bay (Orange Line)

Address
505 TREMONT ST
Back Bay, MA 02116
Inspection History
15 inspections
6 failures
License
License #446091
Last inspected: September 15, 2025

Inspection History (15 most recent)

PASS September 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker expired. Provide cleaning date.
FAIL August 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-501.14-C - Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C): Hood sticker expired. Provide cleaning date.
PASS February 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
0 violations
PASS July 22, 2024 at 2:59 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Lentil puree tightly covered in refrigerator at 87F. Hummus tightly covered in refrigerator at 75F. Lentils and chickpeas cooked in last hour.Lids removed and foods spread out in walk-in refrigerator...
FAIL July 9, 2024 at 4:10 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Lentil puree tightly covered in refrigerator at 87F. Hummus tightly covered in refrigerator at 75F. Lentils and chickpeas cooked in last hour.Lids removed and foods spread out in walk-in refrigerator...
PASS February 27, 2024 at 7:12 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Paper cups used for scooping bulk ingredients. Replace with scoops with handles to prevent contamination. No bulk ingredients for raw consumption. | 590.003/3-501.14-P - Cooling (P): C...
FAIL February 22, 2024 at 7:44 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Paper cups used for scooping bulk ingredients. Replace with scoops with handles to prevent contamination. No bulk ingredients for raw consumption. | 590.003/3-501.14-P - Cooling (P): C...
PASS December 4, 2023 at 7:41 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.15-C - (B) Cooling Methods (C): Observed employees placing deep plastic covered containers of extremely hot products into refrigeration to cool- Deep covered plastic container of product in walkin at 81F- Perthe PIC the product was p...
FAIL November 30, 2023 at 8:01 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.15-C - (B) Cooling Methods (C): Observed employees placing deep plastic covered containers of extremely hot products into refrigeration to cool- Deep covered plastic container of product in walkin at 81F- Perthe PIC the product was p...
PASS July 20, 2023 at 4:27 PM
0 violations
PASS May 22, 2023 at 2:32 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-401.11-C - Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C): Observed employee at prep line drinking from an open container and placed it on the prep line- Reviewed with PIC and corrected | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage...
FAIL May 15, 2023 at 6:49 PM
4 violations
590.002/2-401.11-C - Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C): Observed employee at prep line drinking from an open container and placed it on the prep line- Reviewed with PIC and corrected | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage...
PASS November 29, 2022 at 3:57 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Utensils at drink bar stored in stagnant water- Reviewed proper procedures for storing of in use utensils with PIC Corrected at the time of the inspection | 590.004/4-501.114-P - Manua...
FAIL November 22, 2022 at 3:51 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Utensils at drink bar stored in stagnant water- Reviewed proper procedures for storing of in use utensils with PIC Corrected at the time of the inspection | 590.004/4-501.114-P - Manua...
PASS May 16, 2022 at 4:18 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department