The Anchor

36 First Av, Boston, MA 02129

Failed · Aug 28, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 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

  • Passed 4 of 7 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Outside receptacles, cited 2 times.
  • Last inspected Aug 28, 2026: failed with 1 violation.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Aug 28

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Outside receptacles
  3. Failed Aug 20

    Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Minor Outside receptacles
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
  4. Passed Jul 27

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Jul 10

    Inspection

    7 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Food temperature measuring devices
    • Critical Reheating for hot holding
    • Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
    • Minor Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures
    • Minor Handwashing signage

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