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The Hub Pub
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address18 Province St, Boston 02108
Is The Hub Pub clean?
The Hub Pub is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Hub Pub?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Employee on production line observed without hair restraint. Provide.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Employee on production line observed without hair restraint. Provide.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Multiple foods in refrigeration unit observed uncovered. Cover to prevent potential contaminants.Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Multiple foods in refrigeration unit observed uncovered. Cover to prevent potential contaminants.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods in refrigeration unit without date marking. Provide date marking for all foods held longer than 24 hours.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods in refrigeration unit without date marking. Provide date marking for all foods held longer than 24 hours.
- ⚠️Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • Detergent in bar area dish machine observed empty. Person in charge corrected. Ensure detergent is available at all hours.Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • Detergent in bar area dish machine observed empty. Person in charge corrected. Ensure detergent is available at all hours.
When was The Hub Pub last inspected?
The Hub Pub has 60 inspections on record going back to January 9, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 12, 2026 | Fail | |
| January 14, 2026 | Pass | |
| December 29, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 19, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| April 19, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 12, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| October 25, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2022 | Fail |
The Hub Pub 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 10% 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 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.