Pikalo JP

360 Centre St, Boston, MA 02130

Passed re-check · Feb 3, 2026 Directions
66
Poor BiteKarma score 66 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 Feb 3, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jan 27, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Person-in-charge-duties, cited 4 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 7 of 16 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 10 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 16 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Feb 3

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jan 27

    Inspection

    5 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Sanitizers criteria-chemicals
    • Critical Common name-working containers
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Ventilation hood systems adequacy
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Sep 2

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Aug 25

    Inspection

    3 violations
    • Minor Controlling pests
    • Minor Grease trap
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods

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