Arlington Is Not Allowing Restaurants to Sell Grocery Items Without Correct Permitting

Yesterday, it was reported that the city of Boston has been telling restaurants to stop selling grocery items if they don't have the correct permit, and now we have learned that another community in the local area is doing this as well.

According to a source, the Arlington Health Department is telling dining spots in town that they cannot sell groceries without the correct permitting and that they would need to apply for such a permit (which would apparently be some sort of food retail permit) in order to be able to do so. This is similar to what Boston is doing, as the Boston Inspectional Services is notifying restaurants that they cannot sell groceries unless they have what appears to be a Food Service Health Permit. It is not yet known if dining spots in Arlington (or Boston) will try to appeal, especially considering that it would just be a temporary situation; if we hear of any developments on this front, we will post an update here.

Some restaurants in the Boston area recently started to offer grocery items along with takeout/delivery options as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the local and national restaurant industry.

Thanks to Drew Starr for initially bringing this to our attention via the Friends of Boston's Hidden Restaurants Facebook group page.

[Earlier Article]
City of Boston Cracking Down on Restaurants Selling Grocery Items

by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)

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[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]

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