Grotto

37 Bowdoin St, Boston, MA 02114

Passed re-check · Mar 31, 2025 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 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

  • Passed 4 of 8 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Mar 31, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Mar 14, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 2 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Mar 31

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Mar 14

    Inspection

    7 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Common name-working containers
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Handwashing signage
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Outside receptacles
    • L1
  4. 2023
  5. Passed Oct 6

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Sep 29

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Cleaning of plumbing fixtures

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