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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
- Passed 5 of 10 graded inspections since 2023.
- Keeps coming up: Controlling pests, cited 3 times, plus 9 other repeat issues.
- #48 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Last inspected Oct 20, 2026: failed with 16 violations, 6 critical.
- 10 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Failed Oct 20
Inspection
16 violations, 6 critical
- Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
- Critical Controlling pests
- Critical Person-in-charge-duties
- Critical Clean condition-hands and arms
- Critical Hand drying provision
- Critical Food labels
- Minor Controlling pests
- Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
- Minor Covering receptacles
- Minor Effectiveness-hair restraints
- Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
- Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
- Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
- Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
- L1
- Passed May 7
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Apr 29
Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Controlling pests
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
- 2025
- Passed Nov 4
Reinspection
No violations
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around J.P. Licks, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.