Ba Le Restaurant

1052 Dorchester Av, Boston, MA 02125

Failed · Aug 7, 2026 Directions
68
Poor BiteKarma score 68 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: Controlling pests, cited 10 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 12 of 29 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Aug 7, 2026: failed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
  • 15 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 29 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Aug 7

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Minor Surface characteristics-outdoor areas
  3. Failed Aug 4

    Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical System maintained in good repair
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Removing dead or trapped birds insects rodents and other pest
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
  4. Passed Jul 9

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Jun 29

    Inspection

    6 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Food labels
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces

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