The Fourth Wall

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJune 12, 2026
• address228 Tremont St, Boston 02116

Is The Fourth Wall clean?

The Fourth Wall is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 12, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at The Fourth Wall?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • The menu is missing the consumer advisory discloser reading"these items are served raw/undercooked or cooked to order" Provide on menu (*) asterisk all necessary items
  Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • The menu is missing the consumer advisory discloser reading"these items are served raw/undercooked or cooked to order" Provide on menu (*) asterisk all necessary items
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide chlorine & Quats test strips on site. (Test done using the inspectors test kit)
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Provide chlorine & Quats test strips on site. (Test done using the inspectors test kit)
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Repair the toilet tissue dispenser
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Repair the toilet tissue dispenser
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Clean the interior white panel of the ice machine to remove soils.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Clean the interior white panel of the ice machine to remove soils.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interiors of the fryer units to remove soils/grease
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interiors of the fryer units to remove soils/grease
• ⚠️Service Sink (C) • There is no mop sink on site.Provide
  Service Sink (C) • There is no mop sink on site.Provide
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The handsink drainpipe is damaged & leaking.Repair
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The handsink drainpipe is damaged & leaking.Repair
• ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Clean the grounds around the outside trash & grease barrels to remove debris & soils.
  Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Clean the grounds around the outside trash & grease barrels to remove debris & soils.
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Secure all the CO2 tanks in the basement
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Secure all the CO2 tanks in the basement
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The hood sticker expired on 4.22.26.Provide a proper hood cleaning from a licensed company.Post the new sticker
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The hood sticker expired on 4.22.26.Provide a proper hood cleaning from a licensed company.Post the new sticker
• ⚠️Provide a choke safe certificate on site from a full time employee.
  Provide a choke safe certificate on site from a full time employee.

When was The Fourth Wall last inspected?

The Fourth Wall has 28 inspections on record going back to January 9, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Fourth Wall vs Chinatown

Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.

Other spots in Chinatown

• ✓ Heng Fat
  clean · January 24, 2019
• ✓ Jiro's Sushi
  clean · February 26, 2026
• ✓ Apm Coffee
  clean · June 25, 2026
• ✓ Lenox Sophia
  clean · October 22, 2025
• ✓ Tatte Bakery & Cafe
  clean · July 23, 2026
• ✓ Gopuff
  clean · February 27, 2026

See every restaurant inspection in Chinatown →

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 June 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.