Puritan Beef

88 Blackstone St, Boston, MA 02108

Passed re-check · Jan 15, 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 Jan 15, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jan 8, 2026.
  • Passed 6 of 12 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces-cleanability, cited 2 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 12 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jan 15

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jan 8

    Inspection

    9 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Critical Person-in-charge-duties
    • Critical Where to wash
    • Critical System maintained in good repair
    • Critical Sanitizers criteria-chemicals
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Cutting surfaces
    • Minor Handwashing signage
    • L1
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Nov 21

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Nov 14

    Inspection

    6 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces-cleanability
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Wood use limitation
    • Minor Surface characteristics-indoor areas
    • Minor Wiping cloths use limitation

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