The Liberty Hotel

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 17, 2026
• address215 Charles St, Boston 02114

Is The Liberty Hotel clean?

The Liberty Hotel is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 17, 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 Liberty Hotel?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Observed raw eggs stored above RTE foods in the refrigerator on the cookline.Discontinue and store on below the RTE foodscritical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Observed raw eggs stored above RTE foods in the refrigerator on the cookline.Discontinue and store on below the RTE foods
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Noted small dish machine at the clink restaurant not turning on.Repair and discontinue washing use basement dish machine
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Noted small dish machine at the clink restaurant not turning on.Repair and discontinue washing use basement dish machine
• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • Noted hand sink removed from a location near the prep area.Replace the hand sink for staff to provide easy access to wash hands
  Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • Noted hand sink removed from a location near the prep area.Replace the hand sink for staff to provide easy access to wash hands
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Noted a direct connection to sewrage line on the prep sink indicates no air gap.Provide a plumbers report and install an air gapcritical
  Backflow Prevention (P) • Noted a direct connection to sewrage line on the prep sink indicates no air gap.Provide a plumbers report and install an air gap
• ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Noted wide gap on the door leading to the dining room.Install a door sweep
  Outer Openings Protected (C) • Noted wide gap on the door leading to the dining room.Install a door sweep
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Noted no hand soap at the hand sink near the dish machine.Provide
  Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Noted no hand soap at the hand sink near the dish machine.Provide
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Provide single use paper towels at the hand sink near the salad line basement kitchen
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Provide single use paper towels at the hand sink near the salad line basement kitchen
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide hand washing sign for the hand sink at the bar
  Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide hand washing sign for the hand sink at the bar
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed fruit flies at the bar area.Provide detail pest report Observed cockroach activity in the kitchen area in the basement.Provide a pest report
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed fruit flies at the bar area.Provide detail pest report Observed cockroach activity in the kitchen area in the basement.Provide a pest report
• ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Noted debris under and on the side of the equipment in the bar area.Clean daily to prevent fruit fly issue Remove the rubber matts and clean the floors.Location Bar Deep clean all the drains at the bar to eliminate the fruit fly issue.
  Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Noted debris under and on the side of the equipment in the bar area.Clean daily to prevent fruit fly issue Remove the rubber matts and clean the floors.Location Bar Deep clean all the drains at the bar to eliminate the fruit fly issue.

When was The Liberty Hotel last inspected?

The Liberty Hotel has 44 inspections on record going back to December 23, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

The Liberty Hotel vs Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill runs 85% clean across 149 tracked restaurants — 123 clean, 10 mid, 11 cooked.

Against the 149 spots Cooked tracks in Beacon Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.