Estella Restaurant

49 Temple Pl, Boston, MA 02111

Failed · Jul 29, 2026 Directions
63
Poor BiteKarma score 63 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: Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing, cited 3 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 5 of 16 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Jul 29, 2026: failed with 2 violations.
  • 9 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 16 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Jul 29

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
  3. Failed Jul 14

    Inspection

    12 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing
    • Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Nov 12

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Oct 29

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Cooling heating and holding capacities-equipment
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination

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