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Lincoln Tavern
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 3, 2026
- address425 W Broadway, South Boston 02127
Is Lincoln Tavern clean?
Lincoln Tavern is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Lincoln Tavern?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Discussed findings on pest report with PIC; Due to activity of pest services will be increased 2x per week until remedied - Discussed services Tuesdays & FridaysControlling Pests (C) • Discussed findings on pest report with PIC; Due to activity of pest services will be increased 2x per week until remedied - Discussed services Tuesdays & Fridays
When was Lincoln Tavern last inspected?
Lincoln Tavern has 47 inspections on record going back to September 24, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 19, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| August 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 10, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 28, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — |
Lincoln 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 April 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.