The Anchor
36 FIRST AV, CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129
Last inspected Aug 28, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 14 inspections on record for The Anchor, spanning July 2020 to August 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 3 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Aug 28, 2026
✕3 violations
- Outside Receptacles (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Aug 20, 2026
✕3 violations
- Outside Receptacles (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jul 27, 2026
✓7 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Jul 10, 2026
✕7 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
Oct 15, 2025
✓May 14, 2024
✓Jan 3, 2024
–Sep 22, 2023
✓Jan 18, 2023
–Sep 9, 2022
✓Mar 15, 2022
–Oct 15, 2021
✓Aug 19, 2020
✓Jul 16, 2020
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