Hey Tea

162 Harvard Av, Boston, MA 02134

Passed re-check · May 18, 2026 Directions
71
Fair BiteKarma score 71 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 May 18, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on May 11, 2026.
  • Passed 3 of 6 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Keeps coming up: Covering receptacles, cited 2 times.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 6 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 18

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed May 11

    Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Oct 29

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Oct 21

    Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Covering receptacles

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