EF Boston School

200 Lake St, Boston, MA 02135

Failed · Aug 7, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 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 4 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 3 of 10 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Aug 7, 2026: failed with 1 violation, 1 critical.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 10 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Aug 7

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
  3. Failed Jul 7

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
  4. Failed Jun 16

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
  5. 2025
  6. Failed Aug 27

    Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces

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