O'Cheese

261 North St, Boston, MA 02113

Passed re-check · Mar 30, 2026 Directions
59
Poor BiteKarma score 59 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 Mar 30, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Mar 17, 2026.
  • Passed 6 of 11 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Backflow prevention, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • 11 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Mar 30

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Mar 17

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Backflow prevention device location
  4. Failed Feb 25

    Inspection

    5 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • L1
  5. Failed Feb 18

    Inspection

    25 violations, 10 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Handwashing cleanser availability
    • Critical Safe unadulterated and honestly presented
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Demonstration
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
    • Minor Handwashing signage
    • Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems filters
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • Minor Effectiveness-hair restraints
    • Minor Certified food protection manager
    • Minor Drying mops
    • Minor Using clean tableware for second portions and refills
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • L1

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