Blue Bottle Coffee

163 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

Passed re-check · Oct 2, 2025 Directions
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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

  • Last inspected Oct 2, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 24, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Food display-preventing contamination by consumers, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 4 of 9 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 9 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Oct 2

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Sep 24

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Handling prohibition-animals
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
  4. Passed Mar 7

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Feb 28

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces

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