Hobgoblin

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 21, 2026
• address48 Temple Pl, Boston 02111

Is Hobgoblin clean?

Hobgoblin is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 21, 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 Hobgoblin?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Provide a vomit/diarrhea cleanup kit on site. (procedures to be emailed to the PIC)
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Provide a vomit/diarrhea cleanup kit on site. (procedures to be emailed to the PIC)
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Low temp bar dish machine #2 is not reading chlorine.Repair Maintain chlorine 50PPM Machine #1 will be used
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Low temp bar dish machine #2 is not reading chlorine.Repair Maintain chlorine 50PPM Machine #1 will be used
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interiors of the reachin units to remove soils. Repair gaskets as needed Clean the surfaces at the bars to remove sticky residue & evidence of fruit fly activity.
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interiors of the reachin units to remove soils. Repair gaskets as needed Clean the surfaces at the bars to remove sticky residue & evidence of fruit fly activity.
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Provide an air gap at the prep sink.critical
  Backflow Prevention (P) • Provide an air gap at the prep sink.
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • The floor behind the upper bar was observed damaged & missing tiles.Repair The ceiling above the kitchen dish machine is damaged .Provide repairs
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • The floor behind the upper bar was observed damaged & missing tiles.Repair The ceiling above the kitchen dish machine is damaged .Provide repairs
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • There was evidence of roach & fruit fly activity observed(dead insects). Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection. Increase service for preventive measures Upon re-inspection pest report stating activity PIC instructed to provide additional pest reports for review
  Controlling Pests (C) • There was evidence of roach & fruit fly activity observed(dead insects). Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection. Increase service for preventive measures Upon re-inspection pest report stating activity PIC instructed to provide additional pest reports for review
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Secure all CO2 tanks
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Secure all CO2 tanks
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Properly label all chemical spray bottles.
  Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Properly label all chemical spray bottles.
• ⚠️Provide a choke safe employee on site Post the current certificate
  Provide a choke safe employee on site Post the current certificate

When was Hobgoblin last inspected?

Hobgoblin has 12 inspections on record going back to July 10, 2023.

Hobgoblin 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 3% of them.

Other spots in Downtown

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  mid · July 22, 2026
• ✓ Silver Dove Afternoon Tea
  clean · March 18, 2026
• ✓ Boston Chops Downtown
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• ✓ Grace By Nia
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• ✓ Jiang Nan
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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 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.