Garlic 'n Lemons

133 Harvard Av, Boston, MA 02134

Perfect · Jul 28, 2026 Directions
86
Good BiteKarma score 86 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 28, 2026: perfect, no violations.
  • Passed 4 of 8 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Backflow prevention, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Perfect Jul 28

    Inspection

    No violations

  3. Passed Jan 22

    Reinspection

    No violations

  4. 2025
  5. Failed Nov 4

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Minor Intensity-lighting
  6. Failed Oct 27

    Inspection

    6 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Intensity-lighting
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality

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