Cantina Italiana

344 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113

Passed re-check · Feb 20, 2026 Directions
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Poor BiteKarma score 56 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 20, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Feb 12, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Service sink, cited 3 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • Passed 1 of 4 graded inspections since 2026.
  • 10 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Feb 20

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Feb 12

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Backflow prevention device location
    • Minor Service sink
  4. Failed Feb 5

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Service sink
    • Minor Backflow prevention device location
  5. Failed Jan 28

    Inspection

    19 violations, 10 critical
    • Critical Handwashing cleanser availability
    • Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Cleaning agents and sanitizers availability
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Minor Service sink
    • Minor Handwashing signage
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
    • L1

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