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The Circle Pizza & Tavern

Latest: PASS October 16, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Italian

📍 Neighborhood: Brighton

🚇 Nearest Transit: Reservoir (Green Line)

Address
354 CHESTNUT HILL AV
Brighton, MA 02135
Inspection History
20 inspections
9 failures
License
License #382953
Last inspected: October 16, 2025

Inspection History (20 most recent)

PASS October 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
8 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): Location has no procedures or cleanup kit for a vomit or diarrhea event. Provide. | 590.003/3-303.11-P - Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P): Per person ...
FAIL October 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
8 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): Location has no procedures or cleanup kit for a vomit or diarrhea event. Provide. | 590.003/3-303.11-P - Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P): Per person ...
PASS October 10, 2024 at 1:21 PM
8 violations
590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF - (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf): Priority violations noted on inspection report- Review with all staff | 590.004/4-302.13-PF - Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf): No irre...
FAIL October 3, 2024 at 8:41 PM
8 violations
590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF - (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf): Priority violations noted on inspection report- Review with all staff | 590.004/4-302.13-PF - Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf): No irre...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 3, 2024 at 8:23 PM
0 violations
PASS October 12, 2023 at 6:07 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-203.13-C - Pressure Measuring Devices Mechanical Warewashing Equipment (C): High Temp Dish Machine leaking . PIC stated it will be changed but no paperwork/invoice are available at this time. Repair properly.
FAIL October 5, 2023 at 5:38 PM
13 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): CFPM (serve safe) and allergen awarness certifcate both expired. Provide current ones. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Wiping cloths store soiled om count...
FAIL September 28, 2023 at 4:08 PM
12 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): CFPM (serve safe) and allergen awarness certifcate both expired. Provide current ones. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Wiping cloths store soiled om count...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 18, 2023 at 3:24 PM
0 violations
PASS September 14, 2022 at 6:01 PM
11 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Several bulk food barrels without labels. Provide. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Wiping cloths stored soiled on counters. Store prope...
FAIL September 7, 2022 at 4:30 PM
11 violations
590.003/3-302.12-C - Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C): Several bulk food barrels without labels. Provide. | 590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): Wiping cloths stored soiled on counters. Store prope...
PASS May 18, 2022 at 6:37 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): keep all in use wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): for the bulk food containers stored...
PASS September 29, 2021 at 4:17 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): keep all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when cloths are not in use. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Clean the exterior of the ice m...
FAIL September 16, 2021 at 3:40 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): keep all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when cloths are not in use. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Clean the exterior of the ice m...
FAIL March 31, 2021 at 7:20 PM
7 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): keep all in use wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution when not in use. | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): for the bulk food containers stored...
PASS December 11, 2020 at 8:15 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): keep all wiping cloth in a sanitizing solution when not in use. | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): hand sink at the servers station has stirers a...
FAIL September 28, 2020 at 7:35 PM
5 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): keep all wiping cloth in a sanitizing solution when not in use. | 590.005/5-205.11-PF - Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf): hand sink at the servers station has stirers a...
PASS August 4, 2020 at 5:07 PM
1 violation
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Owner of Circle Pizza reports a new owner of the pizza portion of this business. Previously the pizza business and the tavern were under one permit. Provide application for Health Per...
FAIL July 27, 2020 at 5:51 PM
1 violation
590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): Owner of Circle Pizza reports a new owner of the pizza portion of this business. Previously the pizza business and the tavern were under one permit. Provide application for Health Per...
PASS January 2, 2019 at 6:54 PM
0 violations
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department