Dragon Bowl

396 Brookline Av, Boston, MA 02215

Failed · Apr 10, 2026 Directions
55
Poor BiteKarma score 55 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: Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils, cited 4 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.
  • #85 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Passed 6 of 15 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Apr 10, 2026: failed with 14 violations, 6 critical.
  • 9 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 15 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Apr 10

    Inspection

    14 violations, 6 critical
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Assignment
    • Critical Cleaning procedure
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Before use after cleaning
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Food labels
    • Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
    • Minor Cooking and baking equipment
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Outside receptacles
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Jul 14

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Jul 2

    Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
  6. Passed May 23

    Reinspection

    No violations

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