Back Bay Social Club

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 2, 2026
• address867 Boylston St, Boston 02116

Is Back Bay Social Club clean?

Back Bay Social Club is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 2, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Back Bay Social Club?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Small pools of water in basement stairwell and storage area. Clean and sanitize all surfaces and remove all water.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Small pools of water in basement stairwell and storage area. Clean and sanitize all surfaces and remove all water.
• ⚠️(A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf) • Pipe break from upstairs apartment unit leaked into basement of establishment. Pooling water obsevred in basement seating area. No food areas effected. Power loss in building upon my arrivial. Fire alarm must be reset. Approval from building department needed prior to re opening to ensure the fire panel has been reset.
  (A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf) • Pipe break from upstairs apartment unit leaked into basement of establishment. Pooling water obsevred in basement seating area. No food areas effected. Power loss in building upon my arrivial. Fire alarm must be reset. Approval from building department needed prior to re opening to ensure the fire panel has been reset.

When was Back Bay Social Club last inspected?

Back Bay Social Club has 48 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Back Bay Social Club vs Back Bay

Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.

Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.

Other spots in Back Bay

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  clean · May 10, 2019
• ✓ Max Brenner
  clean · February 6, 2020
• ✓ Boston Olive Oil Co.
  clean · January 5, 2022
• ✓ Pinkberry
  clean · May 9, 2016
• ✕ Papa Razzi
  mid · October 23, 2015
• ✓ Cherry Mart
  clean · June 5, 2015

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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 February 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.