Earls Kitchen and Bar

800 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02199

Failed · Oct 19, 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: Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 6 of 14 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Oct 19, 2026: failed with 2 violations, 1 critical.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 14 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Oct 19

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Minor Warewashing machines manufacturers' operating instructions
  3. Passed Jan 30

    Reinspection

    No violations

  4. Failed Jan 12

    Inspection

    5 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Critical Washing fruits and vegetables
    • Critical Conformance with approved procedures
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Aug 25

    Reinspection

    No violations

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