Harp Bard

1097 Dorchester Av, Boston, MA 02125

Perfect · Oct 21, 2026 Directions
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Good BiteKarma score 82 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 Oct 21, 2026: perfect, no violations.
  • Keeps coming up: Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils, cited 2 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 7 of 15 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 15 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Perfect Oct 21

    Inspection

    No violations

  3. Passed Mar 30

    Reinspection

    No violations

  4. Failed Mar 23

    Inspection

    8 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Ice used as exterior coolant prohibited as ingredient
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Common name-working containers
    • Critical Shellstock maintaining identification
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Jul 31

    Reinspection

    No violations

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