45
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 Aug 13, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 5, 2026.
- Passed 6 of 11 graded inspections since 2023.
- Keeps coming up: Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- #22 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 12 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 13
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Aug 5
Inspection
20 violations, 11 critical
- Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
- Critical Backflow prevention
- Critical Ice used as exterior coolant prohibited as ingredient
- Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
- Critical Shellstock identification
- Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
- Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
- Critical Handwashing cleanser availability
- Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
- Critical Person-in-charge-duties
- Minor System maintained in good repair
- Minor Controlling pests
- Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
- Minor Characteristics-materials for construction and repair
- Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
- Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
- Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
- Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
- L1
- 2025
- Perfect Dec 12
Inspection
No violations
- Passed Jul 8
Reinspection
No violations
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Monica's Trattoria, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.