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The Tap
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 1, 2018
- address17 Union St, Boston 02108
Is The Tap clean?
The Tap is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 1, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at The Tap?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 1, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The counter at the bar is worn. Resurface or replace. The handles to the walk-in coolers are broken. Repair.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • The counter at the bar is worn. Resurface or replace. The handles to the walk-in coolers are broken. Repair.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • There is a leak from an upstairs pipe into the basement prep area. Repair. (The prep area is not in use)Installed and Maintained • There is a leak from an upstairs pipe into the basement prep area. Repair. (The prep area is not in use)
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • There are no soap or paper towels at the handsink near the cooking line. Provide (employees are washing hands at the nearby warewashing area handsink)Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • There are no soap or paper towels at the handsink near the cooking line. Provide (employees are washing hands at the nearby warewashing area handsink)
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • The floors are damaged in the walk-in and the paint is worn on the floor. Resurface or replace.Improper Maintenance of Floors • The floors are damaged in the walk-in and the paint is worn on the floor. Resurface or replace.
When was The Tap last inspected?
The Tap has 41 inspections on record going back to August 23, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 1, 2018 | Fail | |
| September 20, 2017 | — | |
| February 6, 2017 | Pass | |
| January 24, 2017 | Fail | |
| November 15, 2016 | Pass | |
| November 2, 2016 | Fail | |
| May 20, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2016 | Fail | |
| April 3, 2015 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2014 | Pass |
The Tap 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 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 March 1, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.