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THE HILL TAVERN
228 CAMBRIDGE ST, BOSTON, MA 02114
Last inspected Feb 17, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for THE HILL TAVERN, spanning August 2019 to February 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 5 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Feb 17, 2026
✕5 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Using Drain Plugs (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Feb 10, 2026
✕4 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Using Drain Plugs (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jun 17, 2025
✕5 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Storing Maintenance Tools (C)
Jan 10, 2025
✓1 violation
- Backflow Prevention (P)
Dec 30, 2024
✕9 violations
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
Dec 17, 2024
✕9 violations
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
Nov 21, 2024
✓2 violations
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- (A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)
Oct 31, 2024
–Jan 3, 2024
–Jun 26, 2023
✓3 violations
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Jun 13, 2023
✕3 violations
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
Jan 18, 2023
–Jul 20, 2022
✓5 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Jul 11, 2022
✕5 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Sep 24, 2021
✓1 violation
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Sep 22, 2021
✕1 violation
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jun 2, 2021
✓1 violation
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
May 25, 2021
✕1 violation
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Oct 20, 2020
✓14 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Capacity-Quantity and Availability (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Receptacles (C)
- Outside Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Storing Maintenance Tools (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Sep 23, 2020
✕14 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Capacity-Quantity and Availability (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Receptacles (C)
- Outside Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Storing Maintenance Tools (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Aug 3, 2020
✓9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Thawing (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Separation-Storage (P)
- Anti-Choking
Jul 14, 2020
✕9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Thawing (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Separation-Storage (P)
- Anti-Choking
Aug 29, 2019
✓7 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)
Aug 19, 2019
✕7 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)
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