Folio The Boston Athenaeum

14 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108

Passed re-check · Jul 16, 2026 Directions
76
Fair BiteKarma score 76 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 16, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 9, 2026.
  • Passed 6 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 16

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 9

    Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • Minor Mechanical-ventilation
  4. Passed Jan 20

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Jan 13

    Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Minor Effectiveness-hair restraints
    • Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
    • Minor Prohibitions

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