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Notch Brighton Tap Room
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 7, 2026
- address1420 Soldiers Field Rd, Brighton 02135
Is Notch Brighton Tap Room clean?
Notch Brighton Tap Room is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Notch Brighton Tap Room?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Per discussion with the person in charge there are no procedures for cleaning a vomit and diarrhea event; provide.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • Per discussion with the person in charge there are no procedures for cleaning a vomit and diarrhea event; provide.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • The establishment stores food contact items in a shared space and the food contact items are not secured from other vendors' staff; secure food contact items to ensure only your staff and approved individuals can access them.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • The establishment stores food contact items in a shared space and the food contact items are not secured from other vendors' staff; secure food contact items to ensure only your staff and approved individuals can access them.
- ⚠️Post signage visible to customers stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available to view upon request." Post allergy awareness poster in back of house for staff Have someone on staff trained in the choke saver techniquePost signage visible to customers stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available to view upon request." Post allergy awareness poster in back of house for staff Have someone on staff trained in the choke saver technique
When was Notch Brighton Tap Room last inspected?
Notch Brighton Tap Room has 13 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 2, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 5, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| December 16, 2022 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2022 | Fail | |
| December 10, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 6, 2021 | Pass |
Notch Brighton Tap Room vs Brighton
Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.