Brewer's Fork

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 13, 2026
• address29 Bunker Hill St, Charlestown 02129

Is Brewer's Fork clean?

Brewer's Fork is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 13, 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 Brewer's Fork?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed multiple staff working with RTE foods missing proper hair restraint .Provide to prevent contamination
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed multiple staff working with RTE foods missing proper hair restraint .Provide to prevent contamination
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Violations noted on the inspection report. PIC to provide active managerial controls and train employees on violations noted
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Violations noted on the inspection report. PIC to provide active managerial controls and train employees on violations noted
• ⚠️(A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Observed cooked duck 156F stored in the walk in. Discontinue . (cos) Reviewed cooling parameters with Chef & PIC at the time of inspection Inspector will provide training materials to reference
  (A )Cooling Methods (Pf) • Observed cooked duck 156F stored in the walk in. Discontinue . (cos) Reviewed cooling parameters with Chef & PIC at the time of inspection Inspector will provide training materials to reference
• ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • Cutting boards observed heavily scored & stained. Resurface/replace/clean to remove
  Cutting Surfaces (C) • Cutting boards observed heavily scored & stained. Resurface/replace/clean to remove
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • 2 bay sink food prep sink on site observed direct to waste. Missing air gap. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost install of air gap to : [email protected] If an air gap is installed prior to compliance inspection: A Permit must be secured from Inspectional Services Plumbing Division prior to Commencement of any Plumbing work. Additionally a final approval from the plumbing inspector is required before a reinspection may be scheduledcritical
  Backflow Prevention (P) • 2 bay sink food prep sink on site observed direct to waste. Missing air gap. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost install of air gap to : [email protected] If an air gap is installed prior to compliance inspection: A Permit must be secured from Inspectional Services Plumbing Division prior to Commencement of any Plumbing work. Additionally a final approval from the plumbing inspector is required before a reinspection may be scheduled
• ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Backdoor observed missing effective door sweep. Install effective door sweep to prevent pest/rodents access.
  Outer Openings Protected (C) • Backdoor observed missing effective door sweep. Install effective door sweep to prevent pest/rodents access.
• ⚠️When a HACCP Plan is Required (C) • Pickled onion observed stored in walk in cooler observed container labeled fermented paste with made date 5/26. Discontinue and contact [email protected] to submit or HACCP to be reviewed
  When a HACCP Plan is Required (C) • Pickled onion observed stored in walk in cooler observed container labeled fermented paste with made date 5/26. Discontinue and contact [email protected] to submit or HACCP to be reviewed

When was Brewer's Fork last inspected?

Brewer's Fork has 31 inspections on record going back to February 23, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Brewer's Fork vs Charlestown

Charlestown runs 92% clean across 198 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 7 mid, 8 cooked.

Against the 198 spots Cooked tracks in Charlestown, this one comes out cleaner than 1% of them.

Other spots in Charlestown

• ✕ Jessica's Table
  cooked · January 15, 2015
• ✓ Anna's Cafe
  clean · April 1, 2026
• ✓ Dunkin Donuts
  clean · May 1, 2024
• ✓ Prescott
  clean · September 28, 2017
• ✓ Charlestown Cafe
  clean · September 26, 2017
• ✓ Unidine Cafe Coffee Bar
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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 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.