Hot Pot Buffet

70 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111

Passed re-check · Jun 26, 2026 Directions
70
Fair BiteKarma score 70 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 Jun 26, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jun 17, 2026.
  • Passed 7 of 12 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils, cited 2 times, plus 2 other repeat issues.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 12 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jun 26

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jun 17

    Inspection

    7 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • L1
  4. Passed Jan 5

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. 2025
  6. Failed Dec 29

    Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces

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