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The White Bull
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
- address1 Union St, Boston 02108
Is The White Bull clean?
The White Bull is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The White Bull?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Beer tap hose observed dispensing inside food prep sink. DiscontinueMiscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Beer tap hose observed dispensing inside food prep sink. Discontinue
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • 2 bay food prep sink observed direct to waste. Missing air gap. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of an air gap to: [email protected] *** Additional food prep sink on site (upstairs observed in compliance) If an airgap is installed prior to compliance inspection: A Permit must be secured from Inspectional Services Plumbing Division prior to Commencement of any Plumbing work. Additionally a final approval from the plumbing inspector is required before a reinspection may be scheduledcriticalBackflow Prevention (P) • 2 bay food prep sink observed direct to waste. Missing air gap. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of an air gap to: [email protected] *** Additional food prep sink on site (upstairs observed in compliance) If an airgap is installed prior to compliance inspection: A Permit must be secured from Inspectional Services Plumbing Division prior to Commencement of any Plumbing work. Additionally a final approval from the plumbing inspector is required before a reinspection may be scheduled
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Restroom handsink on site observed missing employee must wash hands signage. ProvideHandwashing Signage (C) • Restroom handsink on site observed missing employee must wash hands signage. Provide
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Ceiling tiles observed missing downstairs in the kitchen area. ProvideRepairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Ceiling tiles observed missing downstairs in the kitchen area. Provide
- ⚠️PIC unable to provide Allergen Awareness Certificate. Post current Allergen Awareness CertificatePIC unable to provide Allergen Awareness Certificate. Post current Allergen Awareness Certificate
When was The White Bull last inspected?
The White Bull has 30 inspections on record going back to January 11, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 8, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 28, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 25, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 16, 2024 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 3, 2023 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2022 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2022 | Fail |
The White Bull vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 11% 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 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.