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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 10 other repeat issues.
- #79 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 7 of 19 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Oct 2, 2026: failed with 2 violations.
- 21 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 19 visits
- 2026
- Failed Oct 2
Inspection
2 violations
- Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
- Minor Outer openings protected
- Failed Sep 25
Inspection
13 violations, 8 critical
- Critical Package integrity
- Critical Warewashing machines temperature measuring devices
- Critical Controlling pests
- Critical Hand drying provision
- Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
- Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
- Critical Handwashing cleanser availability
- Minor Outer openings protected
- Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
- Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
- Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
- Passed May 18
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed May 11
Inspection
6 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
- Minor Equipment and utensils-durability and strength
- Minor Controlling pests
- Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Eddie Merlot's, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.