Hobgoblin
48 TEMPLE PL, BOSTON, MA 02111
Last inspected Sep 10, 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.
Order for delivery
The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 14 inspections on record for Hobgoblin, spanning July 2023 to September 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 2 violations, none of them critical.
Every sentence above is computed directly from the official record — CleanPlate adds no opinions. How our grading works →
Inspection history
Sep 10, 2026
✓2 violations
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
Jul 28, 2026
✕3 violations
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Controlling Pests (C)
Jul 21, 2026
✕8 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Controlling Pests (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Jul 14, 2026
✕8 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Sep 22, 2025
✓Dec 2, 2024
✓5 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Nov 25, 2024
✕5 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Oct 31, 2024
–Jan 3, 2024
–Oct 11, 2023
✓1 violation
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Sep 28, 2023
✕10 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (P)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Warewashing Equipment Cleaning Agents (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Sep 21, 2023
✕10 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (P)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Warewashing Equipment Cleaning Agents (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Jul 12, 2023
✓7 violations
- Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (P)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Conveying Sewage (P)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Jul 10, 2023
✕7 violations
- Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (P)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Conveying Sewage (P)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
More in Boston
Proudly display this grade
Run Hobgoblin? Add the live CleanPlate badge to your website — it links to this page and updates automatically with every new inspection.
<a href="https://www.cleanplateus.com/boston/hobgoblin--493562"><img src="https://www.cleanplateus.com/api/badge/boston/493562" width="300" height="58" alt="CleanPlate health grade"></a>
Source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov). Data shown unmodified from the official government record. CleanPlate is an independent service, not affiliated with any government agency. See something wrong? Report a data issue.