Nico Restaurant

417 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02109

Passed re-check · Jul 30, 2026 Directions
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Poor BiteKarma score 64 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 30, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 22, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Backflow prevention, cited 3 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 5 of 11 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 17 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 30

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 22

    Inspection

    3 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Shellstock maintaining identification
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Dec 15

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Dec 4

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention

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