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Tavern In The Square Restaurant (So. Station)

Latest: PASS August 5, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Bar

📍 Neighborhood: Leather District

🚇 Nearest Transit: South Station (Red Line)

Address
640 ATLANTIC AV
Chinatown, MA 02111
Inspection History
23 inspections
5 failures
License
License #121313
Last inspected: August 5, 2025

Inspection History (23 most recent)

PASS August 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Multiple uncovered containers in production line refrigertion. Cover to prevent potential contamination. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged...
FAIL July 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-302.11-C - Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C): Multiple uncovered containers in production line refrigertion. Cover to prevent potential contamination. | 590.003/3-302.11-P - Packaged and Unpackaged...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS December 17, 2024 at 5:43 PM
1 violation
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Employee prepping pizza observed without hair restraint. Provide.
PASS June 6, 2024 at 5:27 PM
2 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No certified food manager certificate in establishment. Provide. | 590.007/7-201.11-P - Separation-Storage (P): Bleach stored in basement store room in close proximity to wine bot...
FAIL May 30, 2024 at 3:31 PM
2 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): No certified food manager certificate in establishment. Provide. | 590.007/7-201.11-P - Separation-Storage (P): Bleach stored in basement store room in close proximity to wine bot...
PASS December 8, 2023 at 4:38 PM
0 violations
PASS June 16, 2023 at 6:10 PM
0 violations
PASS December 22, 2022 at 4:19 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-403.11-P - Reheating for Hot Holding (P): Foods for hot holding- chicken chili clam chowder- reheated top 100F-120F. Retrain staff to reheat foods for hot holding to 165F before placing into hot holding steam table. Foods reheated to 1...
FAIL December 15, 2022 at 4:44 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-403.11-P - Reheating for Hot Holding (P): Foods for hot holding- chicken chili clam chowder- reheated top 100F-120F. Retrain staff to reheat foods for hot holding to 165F before placing into hot holding steam table. Foods reheated to 1...
PASS May 2, 2022 at 6:11 PM
3 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Food handler observed without hair restraint. Corrected on site. Food handlers need to have hair covered or restrained at all times when handling food. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solu...
FAIL April 25, 2022 at 4:48 PM
3 violations
590.002/2-402.11-C - Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C): Food handler observed without hair restraint. Corrected on site. Food handlers need to have hair covered or restrained at all times when handling food. | 590.004/4-302.14-PF - Sanitizing Solu...
PASS November 18, 2021 at 4:47 PM
0 violations
PASS July 15, 2021 at 5:49 PM
0 violations
PASS October 19, 2020 at 3:49 PM
0 violations
PASS January 24, 2019 at 1:07 PM
1 violation
M-2-103.11 - PIC Performing Duties: 8-303.20 2019 Health permit not paid ensure payment
FAIL January 17, 2019 at 2:24 PM
1 violation
M-2-103.11 - PIC Performing Duties: 8-303.20 2019 Health permit not paid ensure payment
PASS September 12, 2018 at 12:06 PM
0 violations
PASS June 7, 2018 at 12:57 PM
0 violations
PASS November 13, 2017 at 1:54 PM
0 violations
PASS April 7, 2017 at 3:22 PM
0 violations
PASS October 20, 2016 at 2:37 PM
0 violations
PASS March 31, 2016 at 3:37 PM
0 violations
PASS February 3, 2014 at 4:12 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department