Monument Tavern
251 MAIN ST, CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129
Last inspected Nov 4, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
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CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Monument Tavern, spanning September 2019 to November 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
Its standing slipped since the previous visit — from passed to failed. A follow-up inspection usually rechecks the issues found.
The most recent inspection noted 14 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Nov 4, 2026
✕14 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Variance Requirement (Pf)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Drip Prevention (C)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Grease Trap(C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jan 29, 2026
✓9 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Jan 16, 2026
✕9 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Dec 8, 2025
✓Jun 3, 2025
✓2 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
Oct 10, 2024
✓1 violation
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
Oct 3, 2024
✕1 violation
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
Jul 24, 2024
✓Sep 21, 2023
✓Apr 4, 2023
✓Jun 17, 2022
✓2 violations
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings Utility Lines (C)
May 9, 2022
✕2 violations
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings Utility Lines (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Feb 2, 2022
✓Jun 2, 2021
✓1 violation
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
May 26, 2021
✕1 violation
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
Feb 1, 2021
✓2 violations
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
Jan 26, 2021
✕2 violations
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
Oct 9, 2020
✓1 violation
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Oct 2, 2020
✕1 violation
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Jul 22, 2020
✓3 violations
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Disposition (P)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
Jul 14, 2020
✕3 violations
- Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Disposition (P)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
Feb 25, 2020
✓1 violation
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Feb 13, 2020
✕1 violation
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Sep 24, 2019
✓3 violations
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
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