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Bukowski Tavern
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 18, 2026
- address50 Dalton St, Boston 02115
Is Bukowski Tavern clean?
Bukowski Tavern is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Bukowski Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The establishment does not have a food prep sink. Install by a licensed plumber. Provide copy of ISD plumbing permit.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The establishment does not have a food prep sink. Install by a licensed plumber. Provide copy of ISD plumbing permit.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Large gap under walkin cooler outside in adjacent parking garage. Treat and seal with pest proof materials.Outer Openings Protected (C) • Large gap under walkin cooler outside in adjacent parking garage. Treat and seal with pest proof materials.
When was Bukowski Tavern last inspected?
Bukowski Tavern has 22 inspections on record going back to August 4, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 12, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 7, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 29, 2023 | — | |
| April 28, 2023 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| July 27, 2022 | Pass |
Bukowski Tavern 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 17% of them.
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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 June 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.