Caffe Nero

558 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111

Passed re-check · Feb 18, 2026 Directions
69
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 Feb 18, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Feb 9, 2026.
  • Passed 5 of 10 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Feb 18

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Feb 9

    Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Food labels
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • L1
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Apr 23

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Apr 15

    Inspection

    6 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Common name-working containers
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Handwashing signage
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • Minor Effectiveness-hair restraints

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