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Select Board issues conditional licenses after safety inspections at two Westborough restaurants
Summary
Tavolino and Owen O’Leary’s faced fire and building inspection findings; the board granted conditional license renewals contingent on certified corrections by Dec. 31 and extended some food permits to Jan. 14 while requesting the brewpub suspend fermenting until ventilation and CO2 monitoring questions are resolved.
The Select Board reviewed safety and inspection findings for two long‑running Westborough restaurants and issued conditional licensing tied to timelineed corrections.
Tavolino Italian Gourmet told the board an inspection found several items—mostly paperwork and building‑wide vendor documentation the operator said were handled by the landlord—that led to a failed certificate of inspection earlier this week. Fire and building officials told the board they do not consider Tavolino a habitual offender; the fire chief said inspectors will follow up and, if necessary, can issue code‑enforcement actions. The board voted to release the 2025 liquor license contingent on receipt of a passing annual inspection and certificate of inspection by 3 p.m. on Dec. 31 and extended the common‑victualler permit to the board’s January meeting so outstanding non‑liquor items could be resolved.
Owen O’Leary’s Brewpub has had recurring fire‑alarm problems and this month’s inspection identified duct‑detector and ventilation questions plus an elevated carbon‑dioxide reading in a basement fermentation area. The owner said hoods were serviced and CO2 detectors were replaced and calibrated; the fire chief said the department is researching applicable workplace and code guidance and would close the establishment if detectors or oxygen levels presented a danger. The board granted a conditional release of the 2025 liquor license contingent on a passing inspection and certificate of inspection submitted to the town by 3 p.m. on Dec. 31; it extended the common‑victualler permit to the January 14 meeting and asked the owner to suspend fermenting operations until the fire and building inspectors confirm the ventilation and CO2 controls meet safety requirements.
Board members emphasized they want businesses to remain open when safely possible but said public safety is paramount. The fire chief and building commissioner committed to continuing inspections and to notifying the board if conditions warrant immediate closure.
