Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMay 13, 2026
• address306 Northern Av, Boston 02210

Is Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall clean?

Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall?

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

• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed handsink next to prep sink. Provide sink barrier to prevent contamination to food being prepared
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed handsink next to prep sink. Provide sink barrier to prevent contamination to food being prepared
• ⚠️Reheating for Hot Holding (P) • Observed improper reheating for food products being done in steam table. Discussed with PIC to ensure reheating is properly done prior to storing in steam table to maintain hot holdingcritical
  Reheating for Hot Holding (P) • Observed improper reheating for food products being done in steam table. Discussed with PIC to ensure reheating is properly done prior to storing in steam table to maintain hot holding
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Observed date marking on ready to eat foods held over 24hrs with expired dates noted (3/13 & 4/24). Discussed with PIC to monitor and ensure date marking on all ready to eat foods held over 24hrs are properly date marked and used prior to 7 days
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Observed date marking on ready to eat foods held over 24hrs with expired dates noted (3/13 & 4/24). Discussed with PIC to monitor and ensure date marking on all ready to eat foods held over 24hrs are properly date marked and used prior to 7 days
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Observed no test strips for Quats sanitizer @ 3 compartment sink. Provide and maintain at all times for proper testing
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Observed no test strips for Quats sanitizer @ 3 compartment sink. Provide and maintain at all times for proper testing
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Observed rinse gauge not working on dish machine in main kitchen and leaking; Front bar dish machine leaking and ice machine; Paper towel dispenser not working at handsink in kitchen. Repair all stated equipment and ensure working in good condition
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Observed rinse gauge not working on dish machine in main kitchen and leaking; Front bar dish machine leaking and ice machine; Paper towel dispenser not working at handsink in kitchen. Repair all stated equipment and ensure working in good condition
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Observed clogged drain at prep sink. Discussed with PIC to discontinue usage in prep sink and temporarily use sanitized "rinse" bay at 3 compartment sink with collander for prep
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Observed clogged drain at prep sink. Discussed with PIC to discontinue usage in prep sink and temporarily use sanitized "rinse" bay at 3 compartment sink with collander for prep
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels in handsink @ pizza station. Provide and maintain at all times for proper handwashing
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels in handsink @ pizza station. Provide and maintain at all times for proper handwashing
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Observed no handwashing signage @ handsinks inside kitchen. Provide
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Observed no handwashing signage @ handsinks inside kitchen. Provide

When was Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall last inspected?

Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall has 26 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Harpoon Brewery Beer Hall vs South Boston Waterfront

South Boston Waterfront runs 93% clean across 391 tracked restaurants — 333 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 391 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston Waterfront, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 May 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.