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Tavern Of Tales
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 15, 2026
- address1478 Tremont St, Mission Hill 02120
Is Tavern Of Tales clean?
Tavern Of Tales is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tavern Of Tales?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Drink syrups stored under hand sink at bar. Store consumables away from plumbing fixtures.Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Drink syrups stored under hand sink at bar. Store consumables away from plumbing fixtures.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Kitchen dish machine not operating. Service as needed. Wash and sanitize all equipment in 3 compartment sink.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Kitchen dish machine not operating. Service as needed. Wash and sanitize all equipment in 3 compartment sink.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Black mold-like substance in ice machine chute. Black mold-like substance on wall above 3 compartment sink. Clean and sanitize to prevent contamination.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Black mold-like substance in ice machine chute. Black mold-like substance on wall above 3 compartment sink. Clean and sanitize to prevent contamination.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Soils and debris in office at back door and under bibb rack. Clean and sanitize. Puddle under bar ice bin. Soils and debris under bar. Beer tap drain hose does not reach floor drain. Clean and extend tap hose to floor drain to avoid attracting pests.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Soils and debris in office at back door and under bibb rack. Clean and sanitize. Puddle under bar ice bin. Soils and debris under bar. Beer tap drain hose does not reach floor drain. Clean and extend tap hose to floor drain to avoid attracting pests.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Bar dish machine leaks. Service as needed.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Bar dish machine leaks. Service as needed.
When was Tavern Of Tales last inspected?
Tavern Of Tales has 20 inspections on record going back to November 25, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 8, 2026 | — | |
| August 8, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 30, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 10, 2025 | — | |
| December 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 13, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 6, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| April 27, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2023 | Fail |
Tavern Of Tales vs Mission Hill
Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 June 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.