Lola 42

20 Liberty Dr, Boston, MA 02210

Passed re-check · Sep 17, 2025 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

  • Passed 7 of 12 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Sep 17, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 10, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 12 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Sep 17

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Sep 10

    Inspection

    4 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • Minor Handwashing signage
    • Minor Standards of identity
  4. Passed Apr 22

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Apr 14

    Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
    • Minor Cleaning frequency and restrictions
    • Minor Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
    • Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
    • Minor Wiping cloths use limitation

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