Mr. Dooleys Boston Tavern

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 28, 2026
• address77 Broad St, Boston 02109

Is Mr. Dooleys Boston Tavern clean?

Mr. Dooleys Boston Tavern is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 28, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Mr. Dooleys Boston Tavern?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Multiple containers of food observed uncovered. Provide cover.
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Multiple containers of food observed uncovered. Provide cover.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Ice scoop observed in top of freezer unit. Corrected on site.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Ice scoop observed in top of freezer unit. Corrected on site.
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Uncovered container of flour observed with debris inside. PIC discarded.
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Uncovered container of flour observed with debris inside. PIC discarded.
• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chili in hot holding unit at 85F. PIC removed to reheat. Ensure product is properly reheated prior to being placed in hot holding unit. Hold hot foods at 135F or above.critical
  (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chili in hot holding unit at 85F. PIC removed to reheat. Ensure product is properly reheated prior to being placed in hot holding unit. Hold hot foods at 135F or above.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods without date marking in kitchen refrigeration unit. Provide.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods without date marking in kitchen refrigeration unit. Provide.
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Ice machine in basement obsevred with soils inside the interior of the unit. Clean to remove.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Ice machine in basement obsevred with soils inside the interior of the unit. Clean to remove.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Basement floor observed with sticky soils. Clean to remove
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Basement floor observed with sticky soils. Clean to remove

When was Mr. Dooleys Boston Tavern last inspected?

Mr. Dooleys Boston Tavern has 69 inspections on record going back to February 12, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mr. Dooleys Boston 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 10% of them.

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• ✓ Man Hong Ginseng And Herbs
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• ✓ Central Wharf Co.
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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 May 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.