Harpoon Brewery

306 Northern Av, Boston, MA 02210

Passed re-check · May 13, 2026 Directions
78
Fair BiteKarma score 78 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected May 13, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on May 6, 2026.
  • Passed 6 of 9 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Sanitizing solutions testing devices, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 13

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed May 6

    Inspection

    8 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Reheating for hot holding
    • Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Handwashing signage
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
  4. 2025
  5. Perfect Sep 19

    Inspection

    No violations

  6. Passed May 16

    Reinspection

    No violations

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