Boston News Cafe Express

85 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110

Passed re-check · May 7, 2026 Directions
85
Good BiteKarma score 85 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

  • Passed 5 of 6 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected May 7, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Apr 30, 2026.
  • 1 critical violation in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 7

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Apr 30

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Segregation and location-distressed merchandise
  4. 2025
  5. Perfect Jul 23

    Inspection

    No violations

  6. 2024
  7. Perfect Sep 26

    Inspection

    No violations

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