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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 13, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Apr 29, 2026.
- Passed 6 of 12 graded inspections since 2023.
- Keeps coming up: Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens, cited 4 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- #77 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 13 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 12 visits
- 2026
- Passed May 13
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Apr 29
Inspection
1 violation
- Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
- Failed Apr 16
Inspection
3 violations
- Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
- Minor Controlling pests
- L2
- Failed Apr 8
Inspection
27 violations, 10 critical
- Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
- Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
- Critical Demonstration
- Critical Person-in-charge-duties
- Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
- Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
- Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
- Critical Controlling pests
- Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
- Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
- Minor Sponges use limitation
- Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
- Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
- Minor Preset tableware
- Minor Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
- Minor Handwashing signage
- Minor Thawing
- Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
- Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
- Minor Equipment utensils linens and single-service and single-use articles storing
- Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
- Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
- Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
- Minor Certified food protection manager
- Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
- L2
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Isabella Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.