A 1 Convenience

285 Main St, Boston, MA 02129

Passed re-check · Aug 28, 2026 Directions
63
Poor BiteKarma score 63 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 Aug 28, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 20, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Prohibiting animals, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 5 of 11 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 10 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 28

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Aug 20

    Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Prohibiting animals
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Eating drinking or using tobacco
  4. Passed Jan 9

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Jan 2

    Inspection

    11 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Warewashing equipment determining chemical sanitizer concentration
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Handwashing cleanser availability
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Characteristics-materials for construction and repair
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Controlling pests
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods

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