Lily's COFFEE & CAFÉ

33 Arch St, Boston, MA 02110

Passed re-check · Jul 23, 2026 Directions
68
Poor BiteKarma score 68 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 Jul 23, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 21, 2026.
  • Passed 7 of 13 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • 12 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 13 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 23

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 21

    Inspection

    2 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Segregation and location-distressed merchandise
    • Critical Common name-working containers
  4. Passed Feb 19

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Feb 12

    Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces

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