21st Amendment

150 Bowdoin St, Boston, MA 02108

Failed · Oct 26, 2026 Directions
65
Poor BiteKarma score 65 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

  • Keeps coming up: Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking, cited 2 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 4 of 11 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Oct 26, 2026: failed with 3 violations, 1 critical.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Oct 26

    Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
  3. Passed Mar 18

    Reinspection

    No violations

  4. Failed Mar 6

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Service sink
  5. Failed Feb 27

    Inspection

    12 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Handwashing sinks-numbers and capacities
    • Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
    • Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Cleaning agents and sanitizers availability
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
    • Minor Cleaning frequency and restrictions
    • Minor Service sink
    • Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • L1

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