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1928 Beacon Hill
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 7, 2026
- address97 Mount Vernon St, Boston 02108
Is 1928 Beacon Hill clean?
1928 Beacon Hill is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at 1928 Beacon Hill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • The person in charge was unable to answer questions about food safety temperatures (hot holding cold holding minimum internal cooking temperatures for proteins) was not able to answer questions about illness policy (reportable symptoms and illnesses); provide a person in charge that is able to answer questions about food safety illness policy and sanitization.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • The person in charge was unable to answer questions about food safety temperatures (hot holding cold holding minimum internal cooking temperatures for proteins) was not able to answer questions about illness policy (reportable symptoms and illnesses); provide a person in charge that is able to answer questions about food safety illness policy and sanitization.
- ⚠️Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf) • Observed multiple shellstock tags for July and June not filled out with last date sold or used; retrain staff to enter date for every shellstock tag as last is sold or used.Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf) • Observed multiple shellstock tags for July and June not filled out with last date sold or used; retrain staff to enter date for every shellstock tag as last is sold or used.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The faucet for the three comparment sink leaks when the faucet is turned off; at the high temperature warewashing machine the PSI gauge did not go above 10 PSI; repair or replace plumbing.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The faucet for the three comparment sink leaks when the faucet is turned off; at the high temperature warewashing machine the PSI gauge did not go above 10 PSI; repair or replace plumbing.
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • At the labeled prep sink no indirect connection to the waste water system observed; have a licensed plumber pull proper permits and install an air gap at the prep sink.criticalBackflow Prevention (P) • At the labeled prep sink no indirect connection to the waste water system observed; have a licensed plumber pull proper permits and install an air gap at the prep sink.
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • At the handwashing sink on the line there was no handwashing cleanser at the other handwashing sink in the kitchen there were no paper towels at the handwashing sink in the bar area there were no paper towels; handwashing sinks should be fully stocked at all times; corrected on site after the observations; and staff were asked to wash hand while the health inspector observed after the handwashing sinks were restocked.Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • At the handwashing sink on the line there was no handwashing cleanser at the other handwashing sink in the kitchen there were no paper towels at the handwashing sink in the bar area there were no paper towels; handwashing sinks should be fully stocked at all times; corrected on site after the observations; and staff were asked to wash hand while the health inspector observed after the handwashing sinks were restocked.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Multiple tiles in the kitchen area are damaged; insulation around pipes above the three compartment sink is damaged multiple baffles are missing or damaged in the cook line hood; two reach-in refrigerators are leaking water into buckets on the floor repair or replace the broken equipment.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Multiple tiles in the kitchen area are damaged; insulation around pipes above the three compartment sink is damaged multiple baffles are missing or damaged in the cook line hood; two reach-in refrigerators are leaking water into buckets on the floor repair or replace the broken equipment.
When was 1928 Beacon Hill last inspected?
1928 Beacon Hill has 12 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2021.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | — | |
| July 7, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 19, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| January 9, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 28, 2022 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2021 | Pass |
1928 Beacon Hill vs Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill runs 85% clean across 149 tracked restaurants — 123 clean, 10 mid, 11 cooked.
Against the 149 spots Cooked tracks in Beacon Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 2% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.