🚨 Recent Restaurant Closures 🚨

W Boston The Library Bar

Latest: PASS June 18, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Bar

📍 Neighborhood: Bay Village

🚇 Nearest Transit: Tufts Medical Center (Orange Line)

Address
100 STUART ST
Back Bay, MA 02116
Inspection History
21 inspections
9 failures
License
License #422130
Last inspected: June 18, 2025

Inspection History (21 most recent)

PASS June 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Floor under bar with soils and debris. Clean to avoid attracting pests.
FAIL June 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Floor under bar with soils and debris. Clean to avoid attracting pests.
PASS December 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Soda gun holder with soils. Clean or replace | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Soils and debris under bar and behind equipm...
FAIL December 2, 2024 at 4:42 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Soda gun holder with soils. Clean or replace | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Soils and debris under bar and behind equipm...
PASS June 6, 2024 at 3:28 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Beverage bottles stored on floor under bar. Store consumables off the floor and not under plumbing. | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Non...
FAIL May 30, 2024 at 4:04 PM
4 violations
590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): Beverage bottles stored on floor under bar. Store consumables off the floor and not under plumbing. | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Non...
PASS September 25, 2023 at 3:19 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-303.11-PF - Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf): At the time of the inspection there was no sanitizer in the low temperature dishwasher- Corrected and tested at 100ppm | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Sur...
FAIL September 18, 2023 at 3:46 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-303.11-PF - Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf): At the time of the inspection there was no sanitizer in the low temperature dishwasher- Corrected and tested at 100ppm | 590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Sur...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS April 18, 2023 at 3:14 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Observed ice scoop inside ice bin with handle touching ice. Person in charge removed. | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Drain and under equiptment has soils. Clean...
PASS February 23, 2023 at 1:48 PM
0 violations
PASS October 12, 2022 at 6:39 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Multiple areas throughout bar with buildup soils and debris: Floors under all equipment including floor drains Wall and area under counter where lighting is affixed On all soda lines below counter...
FAIL October 4, 2022 at 7:05 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Nozzles of soda guns with black buildup- Clean with proper frequency | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Multiple areas throu...
FAIL September 26, 2022 at 3:51 PM
4 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Nozzles of soda guns with black buildup- Clean with proper frequency | 590.004/4-602.13-C - Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C): Multiple areas throu...
PASS March 21, 2022 at 6:42 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Beverage pitchers stored at bar with residue from previous day- Properly clean equipment Bar not open yet for the business day at the time of ...
FAIL March 14, 2022 at 3:23 PM
2 violations
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Beverage pitchers stored at bar with residue from previous day- Properly clean equipment Bar not open yet for the business day at the time of ...
PASS December 28, 2021 at 3:47 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf): Multiple foods at cookline not date marked. COS. | 590.003/3-603.11-PF - Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Proces...
FAIL December 20, 2021 at 3:56 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf): Multiple foods at cookline not date marked. COS. | 590.003/3-603.11-PF - Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Proces...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS July 9, 2021 at 5:52 PM
1 violation
590.005/5-205.15-C - System Maintained in Good Repair (C): Soda gun not drained. Repair.
PASS W/ CONDITIONS January 15, 2021 at 4:08 PM
0 violations
PASS February 12, 2020 at 5:13 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): In use wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution between uses - Bar/Kitchen | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): No covers for garnishes...
FAIL January 24, 2020 at 5:52 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-304.14-C - Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C): In use wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution between uses - Bar/Kitchen | 590.003/3-305.11-C - Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C): No covers for garnishes...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department