Mesob Restaurant And Bar is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 25, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mesob Restaurant And Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 25, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Observed no vomit kit with procedures on site. Provide
Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Observed no vomit kit with procedures on site. Provide
⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Provide complete consumer advisory to menu for all raw/undercooked items. Per PIC Beef dish will be served undercooked. Instructed PIC to submit menu for review
Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • Provide complete consumer advisory to menu for all raw/undercooked items. Per PIC Beef dish will be served undercooked. Instructed PIC to submit menu for review
⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Observed no internal thermometers for refrigerated units and no thermometers for food temperatures. Provide both types of thermometers and maintain on site
Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Observed no internal thermometers for refrigerated units and no thermometers for food temperatures. Provide both types of thermometers and maintain on site
⚠️Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Observed no measuring device for high temp dish machine. Provide irreversible thermometer or alternative measuring device for high temp dish machine
Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Observed no measuring device for high temp dish machine. Provide irreversible thermometer or alternative measuring device for high temp dish machine
⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Observed high temp dish machine displaying rinse cycle @ 182F; internal temperature measure with inspector thermometer indicates 143F. Contact company for service to ensure hot water is reaching minimum temperature for sanitization
Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Observed high temp dish machine displaying rinse cycle @ 182F; internal temperature measure with inspector thermometer indicates 143F. Contact company for service to ensure hot water is reaching minimum temperature for sanitization
⚠️Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P) • Observed no air gap on food prep sink. Discussed with PIC to contact licensed plumber for repairscritical
Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P) • Observed no air gap on food prep sink. Discussed with PIC to contact licensed plumber for repairs
⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Observed no hand soap at handsinks. Discussed with PIC to maintain hand soap at all handsinks during operations.
Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Observed no hand soap at handsinks. Discussed with PIC to maintain hand soap at all handsinks during operations.
⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels at handsinks. Discussed with PIC to maintain paper towels at all handsinks during operations.
Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels at handsinks. Discussed with PIC to maintain paper towels at all handsinks during operations.
⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide handwashing signage at all handsinks.
Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide handwashing signage at all handsinks.
When was Mesob Restaurant And Bar last inspected?
Mesob Restaurant And Bar has 2 inspections on record going back to November 20, 2025.
date
result
score
November 25, 2025
Pass
November 20, 2025
Fail
Mesob Restaurant And Bar vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% of them.
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 November 25, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.