Ali Baba

99a Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02129

Passed re-check · Aug 10, 2026 Directions
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Poor BiteKarma score 67 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 10, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 17, 2026.
  • Passed 5 of 9 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Backflow prevention device location, cited 3 times.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 10

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 17

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Backflow prevention device location
  4. Failed Jun 1

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Backflow prevention device location
  5. Failed May 15

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Backflow prevention device location

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