Clock Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJuly 23, 2026
• address342 W Broadway, South Boston 02127

Is Clock Tavern clean?

Clock Tavern is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 23, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Clock Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 23, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed plastic cup used for ice scooping at bar. Provide clean/sanitized handles scoopers for scooping of ice
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed plastic cup used for ice scooping at bar. Provide clean/sanitized handles scoopers for scooping of ice
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed beverage cans stored inside ice well used for customers. Discussed with PIC to discontinue and ensure no items are stored in ice
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed beverage cans stored inside ice well used for customers. Discussed with PIC to discontinue and ensure no items are stored in ice
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide chlorine test strips for low temp bar dish machine
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide chlorine test strips for low temp bar dish machine
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Observed pooled water in basement from leak and leaking pipe underneath bar handsink. Owner stated plumber scheduled for Monday repairs. Provide plumber reports
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Observed pooled water in basement from leak and leaking pipe underneath bar handsink. Owner stated plumber scheduled for Monday repairs. Provide plumber reports
• ⚠️Receptacles (C) • Provide lid covers for all trash barrels to prevent pest attraction throughout establishment
  Receptacles (C) • Provide lid covers for all trash barrels to prevent pest attraction throughout establishment
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed fly activity throughout basement and bar area. Discussed deep cleaning with PIC in both specified areas including cleaning of drains. Provide pest report to review
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed fly activity throughout basement and bar area. Discussed deep cleaning with PIC in both specified areas including cleaning of drains. Provide pest report to review
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unnecessary / unrelated items and cardboard from basement and organize.
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unnecessary / unrelated items and cardboard from basement and organize.

When was Clock Tavern last inspected?

Clock Tavern has 6 inspections on record going back to February 28, 2024.

Clock Tavern vs South Boston Waterfront

South Boston Waterfront runs 93% clean across 391 tracked restaurants — 333 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 391 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston Waterfront, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 July 23, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.