Tasty BBQ
417 WASHINGTON ST, BOSTON, MA 02108
Last inspected Dec 11, 2025
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Tasty BBQ, spanning August 2020 to December 2025 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, none of them critical.
Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →
Inspection history
Dec 11, 2025
✓1 violation
- Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P)
Nov 19, 2025
✕1 violation
- Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P)
Nov 12, 2025
✕1 violation
- Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P)
Nov 3, 2025
✕11 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
- Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Oct 24, 2025
✕11 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
- Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Nov 2, 2024
✓1 violation
- (A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)
Nov 1, 2024
–1 violation
- (A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)
Sep 16, 2024
✓1 violation
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
Sep 5, 2024
✕1 violation
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
Jan 10, 2024
✓1 violation
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jan 3, 2024
–Jan 2, 2024
✕1 violation
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Mar 10, 2023
✓2 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
Mar 8, 2023
✕2 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
Jan 18, 2023
–Sep 26, 2022
✓4 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Sep 19, 2022
✕4 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Apr 27, 2022
✓2 violations
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 12, 2022
✓2 violations
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Sep 21, 2021
✓1 violation
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Sep 15, 2021
✕1 violation
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Mar 1, 2021
✓1 violation
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
Feb 17, 2021
✕1 violation
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
Aug 25, 2020
✓
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