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Granary Tavern
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 6, 2026
- address168 Milk St, Boston 02109
Is Granary Tavern clean?
Granary Tavern is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Granary Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Certified food manager certificate observed expired. Post updated certificate.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Certified food manager certificate observed expired. Post updated certificate.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw chicken stored above ready to eat garnishes on production line. Corrected on site.criticalPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw chicken stored above ready to eat garnishes on production line. Corrected on site.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Date marked food in walk in cooler observed stored past 7 days. Discarded. Ensure date marked foods are only kept for 7 days or per processing manufacturers use by date.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Date marked food in walk in cooler observed stored past 7 days. Discarded. Ensure date marked foods are only kept for 7 days or per processing manufacturers use by date.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No thermometer in walk in cooler. Provide.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • No thermometer in walk in cooler. Provide.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Under high temperature dishmachine has soils. Under racks in dry storage has soils and debris. Clean to remove all soils.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Under high temperature dishmachine has soils. Under racks in dry storage has soils and debris. Clean to remove all soils.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at warewash area hand sink. Corrected on site. Air dryer in downstairs uni sex bathroom not functioning. Repair.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at warewash area hand sink. Corrected on site. Air dryer in downstairs uni sex bathroom not functioning. Repair.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Mice droppings observed under booth seating in dining room. Droppings observed in basement dry storage area. Clean and sanitize all areas. Provide an updated pest report.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Mice droppings observed under booth seating in dining room. Droppings observed in basement dry storage area. Clean and sanitize all areas. Provide an updated pest report.
- ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottles observed without labels. Provide.Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottles observed without labels. Provide.
- ⚠️Storage-Other Personal Care Items (C) • Employee backpack stored in close proximity to food product in bar area. Remove.Storage-Other Personal Care Items (C) • Employee backpack stored in close proximity to food product in bar area. Remove.
When was Granary Tavern last inspected?
Granary Tavern has 47 inspections on record going back to October 16, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 27, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 21, 2025 | — | |
| November 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 27, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| December 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 20, 2023 | Pass |
Granary Tavern vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 February 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.