The Puddingstone Tavern

1592 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02120

Passed re-check · Oct 22, 2025 Directions
56
Poor BiteKarma score 56 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 3 of 6 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Oct 22, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Oct 7, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Oct 22

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Oct 7

    Inspection

    6 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Oct 10

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Oct 1

    Inspection

    11 violations, 7 critical
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Critical Warewashing equipment determining chemical sanitizer concentration
    • Critical Mechanical warewashing equipment hot water sanitization temperatures
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
    • Minor Warewashing machine data plate operation specifications
    • L1

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