Mare

• resultFail
• critical violations3
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2026
• address3 Mechanic St, Boston 02113

Is Mare clean?

Mare is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 15, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Mare?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to provide active managerial controls and to train staff on violations noted on the inspection report
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to provide active managerial controls and to train staff on violations noted on the inspection report
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed utensils stored in room temperature 70F stagnant water. Discontinue and store as discussed (cos)
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed utensils stored in room temperature 70F stagnant water. Discontinue and store as discussed (cos)
• ⚠️Reheating for Hot Holding (P) • Lobster Bisque 70F cheese sauce 69F stored in hot holding. Per staff food was removed from cold holding and palced in the hot holding unit. Discussed reheating for hot holding with PIC & staff at the time of inspection Both items were reheated to above 165Fcritical
  Reheating for Hot Holding (P) • Lobster Bisque 70F cheese sauce 69F stored in hot holding. Per staff food was removed from cold holding and palced in the hot holding unit. Discussed reheating for hot holding with PIC & staff at the time of inspection Both items were reheated to above 165F
• ⚠️Cooling (P) • Cooked lobster meat 48F cooked potato 52F stored in open case cold unit. Per PIC both products were cooked earlier in the day. Discussed cooling parameters with PIC (cos)critical
  Cooling (P) • Cooked lobster meat 48F cooked potato 52F stored in open case cold unit. Per PIC both products were cooked earlier in the day. Discussed cooling parameters with PIC (cos)
• ⚠️Before Use After Cleaning (P) • Observed staff rinsing clean/ sanitized glass before pouring drink. Discontinue . No rinse after sanitizing processcritical
  Before Use After Cleaning (P) • Observed staff rinsing clean/ sanitized glass before pouring drink. Discontinue . No rinse after sanitizing process
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Observed multiple drinking glass stored side up. Discontinue/ stored inverted
  (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C) • Observed multiple drinking glass stored side up. Discontinue/ stored inverted
• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • Raw bar/ bar observed missing a handsink that was on site on previous inspection .Install
  Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • Raw bar/ bar observed missing a handsink that was on site on previous inspection .Install
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Dump sink at the bar/ raw bar (shucking oysters) observed being used as dump sink and handwashing sink at the sametime and blocked by strainer and multiple alchool bottles.Discontinue.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Dump sink at the bar/ raw bar (shucking oysters) observed being used as dump sink and handwashing sink at the sametime and blocked by strainer and multiple alchool bottles.Discontinue.
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Warewashing handsink observed missing hanwashing signage. Provide to encourage handwashing and to utilize proper sink.
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Warewashing handsink observed missing hanwashing signage. Provide to encourage handwashing and to utilize proper sink.

When was Mare last inspected?

Mare has 24 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mare vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

Other spots in North End

• ✕ Carniceria & Legumbreria 1 A Maket
  cooked · January 14, 2015
• ✓ Cafeteria Y Pizzaria Mi Columbia
  clean · October 25, 2017
• ✕ Portillo's Food Market
  cooked · July 15, 2014
• ✓ Mcdonald's
  clean · July 13, 2026
• ✓ Portillo Brothers Market
  clean · February 26, 2026
• ✓ My Mother's Cutlets
  clean · March 31, 2026

See every restaurant inspection in North End →

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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.