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Boston Harbor Hotel
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 2, 2026
- address70 Rowes Wh, Boston 02110
Is Boston Harbor Hotel clean?
Boston Harbor Hotel is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 2, 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 Boston Harbor Hotel?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Establishment is making their own ice cream without getting it tested monthly. Discontinue or add dessert manufacturing to permit with monthly testing.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Establishment is making their own ice cream without getting it tested monthly. Discontinue or add dessert manufacturing to permit with monthly testing.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw oysters stored above ready to eat product in main kitchen. Corrected on site.criticalPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw oysters stored above ready to eat product in main kitchen. Corrected on site.
- ⚠️Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (Pf) • Vaccum packer observed in kitchen. Chef could not provide HACCP plan. Provide HACCP plan or discontinue.Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (Pf) • Vaccum packer observed in kitchen. Chef could not provide HACCP plan. Provide HACCP plan or discontinue.
- ⚠️Wood Use Limitation (C) • Wood panel being used in bakery walk in observred with black soils. Remove.Wood Use Limitation (C) • Wood panel being used in bakery walk in observred with black soils. Remove.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Ice machine in Sea Grill kitchen observed with soils. Clean to remove.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Ice machine in Sea Grill kitchen observed with soils. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P) • No air gap observed on prep sink. Provide air gap or provide a quote from a plumber showing the scope and cost of the work.criticalBackflow Prevention Air Gap (P) • No air gap observed on prep sink. Provide air gap or provide a quote from a plumber showing the scope and cost of the work.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Multiple hand sinks with utensils stored inside. Discontinue. Hand sinks should only be for handwashing.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Multiple hand sinks with utensils stored inside. Discontinue. Hand sinks should only be for handwashing.
- ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Missing ceiling tile above high temperature dish machine. Repair.Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Missing ceiling tile above high temperature dish machine. Repair.
When was Boston Harbor Hotel last inspected?
Boston Harbor Hotel has 74 inspections on record going back to November 5, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 25, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 16, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| August 4, 2023 | Pass | |
| July 28, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2023 | Fail | |
| March 9, 2023 | Fail |
Boston Harbor Hotel vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.
Other spots in Downtown
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 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.