Faccia a Faccia

278 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

Passed re-check · Jul 15, 2026 Directions
67
Poor BiteKarma score 67 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 15, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 7, 2026.
  • Passed 3 of 6 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Shellstock maintaining identification, cited 2 times.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 15

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 7

    Inspection

    7 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Shellstock maintaining identification
    • Minor Insect control devices design and installation
    • Minor Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Jun 13

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Jun 6

    Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
    • Minor Outer openings protected
    • Minor System maintained in good repair

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