Tu Metapan Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 30, 2026
45
Score
Tu Metapan Restaurant, located at 295 Bennington St, East Boston, MA, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 30, 2026, with a score of 45. This inspection identified two critical violations, three major violations, and four minor violations. While the most recent inspection indicated several issues, Tu Metapan Restaurant has a history of mostly low-risk inspections across its eleven recorded evaluations.
11
Inspections
2
Critical latest
3
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 30, 2026
Routine
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
45
Nov 25, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Nov 18, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Jan 14, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Jan 7, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Nov 23, 2024
Routine
1 major violation.
90
Jun 24, 2024
Routine
3 minor violations.
86
Oct 3, 2023
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Sep 14, 2023
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Jan 4, 2023
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Aug 3, 2022
Routine
No violations found.
100
Violations — Mar 30, 2026 Inspection
Miscellaneous sources of contamination (c)
Inspector notes: Observed raw fish stored in the three bay sink. discountinue and use designated food prep area/Per employee the fish was going to be prepared . Three-bay sink must be used only for warewashing not food preparation. Observed soiled mop stored inside the food prep sink. discontinue / Prep sink must be used for food preparation only . clean and sanitize before use
590.003/3-307.11-C
System maintained in good repair (c)
Inspector notes: Observed missing cover on the refrigerator motor. Repair or replace
590.005/5-205.15-C
Backflow prevention air gap (p)
Inspector notes: Prep sinks without proper air gap for backflow prevention. Provide. Use a colander until properly plumbed.provide a license plumber's report./Please provide a plumbers report and a permit to do work will need to be pulled so it can be inspected
590.005/5-202.13-P
Wiping cloths air drying location (c)
Inspector notes: Soiled wiping cloths being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution
590.004/4-901.12-C
Sanitizing solutions testing devices (pf)
Inspector notes: At the time of the inspection there was no sanitizer in the three-bay sink. Address and ensure all staff have been properly trained on how to set up and test sanitizing solution
590.004/4-302.14-PF
(a) (b) and (c)(1) (4)-(16) demonstration (pf)
Inspector notes: The full time employee is not a certified food manager. Provide a full time certified food manager at this location. The three bay sink was not set up properly. Properly train the employees to wash equipment in soapy water rinse in clean water sanitize in the third bay and then air dry the items. The employees were unfamiliar with illness policy. Properly train employees
590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF
Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking (pf)
Inspector notes: Several prepared food products inside refrigerating unit without date marking. Properly date mark all ready to eat foods Provide made/discard date to all food prepped before storing in the refrigerator
590.003/3-501.17-PF
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: 2 doors undercounter station properly store all raw foods ( marinade beef) below cooked pork and ready to eat foods based on cooking temperature requirement
590.003/3-302.11-P
Food storage containers identified with common name of food (c)
Inspector notes: Multiple squeeze bottles observed without labels. Provide labels when removed from original containers
590.003/3-302.12-C
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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