Avenue Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 3, 2009
• address1583 Blue Hill Av, Mattapan 02126

Is Avenue Tavern clean?

Avenue Tavern is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 3, 2009. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Avenue Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 3, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • Replace missing plugs at ware washing sink.
  Dishwashng Facilities • Replace missing plugs at ware washing sink.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Soda gun sie clean.
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Soda gun sie clean.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Exterior Ice unt soiled clean.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Exterior Ice unt soiled clean.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Post hand wash signage at hand sink
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Post hand wash signage at hand sink
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Replace missing ceiling tile in entertainment area.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Replace missing ceiling tile in entertainment area.

When was Avenue Tavern last inspected?

Avenue Tavern has 7 inspections on record going back to December 5, 2007.

Avenue Tavern vs Mattapan

Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.

Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 22% of them.

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• ✓ Mattapan Fish Market
  clean · August 10, 2011
• ✓ The Friendly Community Market
  clean · February 18, 2009
• ✓ Mars Farmers Market
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• ✓ Burger King
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• ✕ Crest Liquors
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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 3, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.