Empire Garden

686 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111

Passed re-check · Jul 13, 2026 Directions
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Poor BiteKarma score 66 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

  • Last inspected Jul 13, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 6, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance, cited 3 times, plus 20 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 7 of 17 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 15 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 17 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 13

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 6

    Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Controlling pests
  4. Failed Jun 26

    Inspection

    12 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Minor Walls and ceilings attachments
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Removing dead or trapped birds insects rodents and other pest
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures
    • Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
    • Minor Covering receptacles
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
  5. Passed Apr 7

    Reinspection

    No violations

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