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The Anchor
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJuly 10, 2026
- address36 First Av, Charlestown 02129
Is The Anchor clean?
The Anchor is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 10, 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 The Anchor?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to provide active managerial controls and train staff on violations noted on the inspection report.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to provide active managerial controls and train staff on violations noted on the inspection report.
- ⚠️Reheating for Hot Holding (P) • clam chowder 54F cheese sauce 51F pulled pork 56F shredded chicken 59F stored in hot holding unit. Dicussed reheating for hot holding with PIC. All foods were reheated to 165F and above and placed back in the hot holding unitcriticalReheating for Hot Holding (P) • clam chowder 54F cheese sauce 51F pulled pork 56F shredded chicken 59F stored in hot holding unit. Dicussed reheating for hot holding with PIC. All foods were reheated to 165F and above and placed back in the hot holding unit
- ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • PIC unable to provide metal probe food thermometer. Provide & maintain accessibleFood Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • PIC unable to provide metal probe food thermometer. Provide & maintain accessible
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • PIC unable to provide sanitzer test strips . Provide Inspector test strips was used to record the sanitizer pH concentrationSanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • PIC unable to provide sanitzer test strips . Provide Inspector test strips was used to record the sanitizer pH concentration
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of chips warmer/ holder observed soiled from visible food encrust. Clean & sanitze to remove Soft serve machine observed soiled from visible dry ice cream and soils accumulation. Clean & Sanitize to remove(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of chips warmer/ holder observed soiled from visible food encrust. Clean & sanitze to remove Soft serve machine observed soiled from visible dry ice cream and soils accumulation. Clean & Sanitize to remove
- ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Refuse areas observed clutter with unnecessary items . Clean to remove to prevent pest/rodent harborageMaintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Refuse areas observed clutter with unnecessary items . Clean to remove to prevent pest/rodent harborage
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Restrooms observed missing employee must wash hands signage. Provide & maintainHandwashing Signage (C) • Restrooms observed missing employee must wash hands signage. Provide & maintain
When was The Anchor last inspected?
The Anchor has 11 inspections on record going back to July 16, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| September 22, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| September 9, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 15, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 19, 2020 | Pass | |
| July 16, 2020 | Pass |
The Anchor 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.
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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 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.