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Tavern of Tales

Latest: PASS August 8, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Bar

📍 Neighborhood: Roxbury

🚇 Nearest Transit: Roxbury Crossing (Orange Line)

Address
1478 TREMONT ST
Mission Hill, MA 02120
Inspection History
13 inspections
3 failures
License
License #416059
Last inspected: August 8, 2025

Inspection History (13 most recent)

PASS August 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-204.112-C - Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C): Refrigeration unit observed without a conspiciuous thermometer. Provide thermometer to all the refrigerator unit missing a thermometer and maintain visible | 590.004/4-501.12-...
FAIL July 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-204.112-C - Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C): Refrigeration unit observed without a conspiciuous thermometer. Provide thermometer to all the refrigerator unit missing a thermometer and maintain visible | 590.004/4-501.12-...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS March 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
1 violation
590.006/6-101.11-C - Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C): Storage shelving observed lined with carboard . Discontinue. Corrected on site by PIC
PASS December 19, 2024 at 8:01 PM
0 violations
PASS August 13, 2024 at 7:11 PM
10 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): No procedures or kit for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events available and on site. Provide | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Designate a ...
FAIL August 6, 2024 at 7:08 PM
10 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): No procedures or kit for responding to vomiting and diarrheal events available and on site. Provide | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Designate a ...
PASS April 27, 2023 at 7:22 PM
2 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Post current food safety for chef on site cooking during their time at work | 590.003/3-603.11-PF - Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processe...
FAIL April 18, 2023 at 5:03 PM
2 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Post current food safety for chef on site cooking during their time at work | 590.003/3-603.11-PF - Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processe...
PASS October 28, 2022 at 7:35 PM
0 violations
PASS March 14, 2022 at 7:19 PM
0 violations
PASS October 25, 2021 at 12:53 PM
0 violations
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 10, 2020 at 7:58 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-203.13-C - Service Sink (C): Enclose remaining section of the mop sink area where needed as discussed during inspection | 590.006/6-402.11-C - Conveniently Located (C): Lockers for employees are located too close to the soiled mop sink a...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS November 25, 2019 at 4:23 PM
2 violations
590.005/5-203.13-C - Service Sink (C): Finish enclosing the mop sink area as discussed during inspection - | L1 - : Restaurant has a licensed trash removal company but does not have a " Site cleanliness license on site " - address as d...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department