Hey Tea

223 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116

Failed · Mar 6, 2026 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

  • Keeps coming up: System maintained in good repair, cited 3 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 2 of 7 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Last inspected Mar 6, 2026: failed with 1 violation.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Mar 6

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
  3. Failed Feb 20

    Inspection

    2 violations
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
    • L1
  4. Failed Feb 10

    Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Critical Handwashing cleanser availability
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
    • L1
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Jul 3

    Reinspection

    No violations

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