✕

Wild Duck Food Market

January 29, 2026 · Closed by the city

🪳cooked

official resultClosed by the city
inspection typeRetail Food
failed findings3
critical findings1

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

System Maintained in Good Repair (P)critical

Inspector note: Sprinkler break in the main lobby of the building residual water leaking into the basement storage of the establishment. (storage is elevated off the floor) Repair sprinkler pipe forward all repair documentation to the Health Department Email--ISDHealth@Boston.gov Building to be re-inspected by Building Plumbing & Health for approval to re-open
code 590.005/5-205.15-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)

Inspector note: There was a sprinkler break in the main lobby of the building this establishment is located on the lower level.Water is leaking into the basement storage. The sprinkler system is Offline per building manager Rick Karp. Establishment must provide documentation that the repairs & cleaning have been completed and the system is back online
code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

Inspector note: Clean/sanitize the basement floor to remove stagnate & pooling water as a result of the sprinkler break in the main lobby of the building
code 590.006/6-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 16, 2026: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Back Bay

See every restaurant in Back Bay →

About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.