The City of Boston to Allow Restaurants to Sell Grocery Items

Early last week, it was reported that the Boston Inspectional Services told at least one restaurant to stop selling groceries because it did not have the needed permitting to do so. Now we have learned that the rules are apparently being relaxed, though details are still to come.

According to WBZ 1030, the office of Mayor Marty Walsh is saying that dining spots in Boston will be able to sell grocery items, with more details coming from the mayor in his press conference later today. This jibes with one of our sources telling us that there will be some kind of change of wording that allows restaurants to be able to do so, though we probably won't know more until the press conference.

A couple of weeks ago, it appeared that at least a handful of Boston dining spots were offering groceries along with takeout/delivery options, but a few days later the city apparently started to crack down on this if the places didn't have what would appear to be a Food Service Health Permit. Other cities and towns in the Boston area are now allowing restaurants to be able to sell grocery items at least until the restaurant restrictions are lifted, including Arlington and Somerville.

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