Flames

746 Huntington Av, Boston, MA 02115

Passed re-check · Aug 5, 2025 Directions
59
Poor BiteKarma score 59 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 Aug 5, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 29, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Controlling pests, cited 4 times, plus 18 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 7 of 15 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 8 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 15 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Aug 5

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 29

    Inspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Removing dead or trapped birds insects rodents and other pest
    • Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
  4. Passed Mar 25

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Mar 19

    Inspection

    13 violations, 7 critical
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Food labels
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical Warewashing equipment determining chemical sanitizer concentration
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Walls and ceilings attachments
    • Minor Thawing
    • Minor Outer openings protected

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