Devlin's Bistro & Bar

332 Washington St, Boston, MA 02135

Failed · May 21, 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: Backflow prevention, cited 3 times, plus 3 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 3 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Last inspected May 21, 2026: failed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed May 21

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
  3. Failed May 14

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
  4. Failed May 7

    Inspection

    11 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Shellstock maintaining identification
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • L1
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Mar 14

    Reinspection

    No violations

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