Harvard Gardens
310 CAMBRIDGE ST, BOSTON, MA 02114
Last inspected May 7, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Harvard Gardens, spanning December 2020 to May 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
The most recent inspection noted 4 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
May 7, 2026
✓4 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Rinsing Procedures (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
Apr 30, 2026
✕4 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Rinsing Procedures (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
Oct 9, 2025
✓7 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)
- Parasite Destruction (P)
- Cooling (P)
- Variance Requirement (Pf)
- When a HACCP Plan is Required (C)
Oct 2, 2025
✕7 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- (A) Gloves Use Limitation (P)
- Parasite Destruction (P)
- Cooling (P)
- Variance Requirement (Pf)
- When a HACCP Plan is Required (C)
Apr 29, 2025
✓6 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C)
Apr 22, 2025
✕6 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C)
Dec 10, 2024
✓3 violations
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
Oct 31, 2024
–Oct 18, 2024
✕3 violations
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
Sep 27, 2024
✕3 violations
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
Aug 27, 2024
✕9 violations
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
- Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P)
- Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Separation-Storage (P)
Aug 20, 2024
✕9 violations
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
- Backflow Prevention Device When Required (P)
- Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Separation-Storage (P)
Jan 3, 2024
–Jun 13, 2023
✓2 violations
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Jan 18, 2023
–Jul 29, 2022
✓2 violations
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
Jul 20, 2022
✕2 violations
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
Jul 11, 2022
✓3 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jul 10, 2022
–3 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Nov 12, 2021
✓12 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Ambient Air and Water-Accuracy (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Nov 5, 2021
✕12 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Ambient Air and Water-Accuracy (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jun 9, 2021
✓Dec 10, 2020
✓4 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
Dec 1, 2020
✕4 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
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