Rino's Place

256 Saratoga, Boston, MA 02128

Passed re-check · Sep 18, 2026 Directions
53
Poor BiteKarma score 53 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 Sep 18, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 11, 2026.
  • Passed 2 of 4 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Keeps coming up: Food storage containers identified with common name of food, cited 2 times, plus 1 other repeat issue.
  • #60 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 4 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 18

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Sep 11

    Inspection

    13 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Hot water and chemical-methods
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Critical Shellstock maintaining identification
    • Critical Warewashing machines temperature measuring devices
    • Minor Toilet room receptacle covered
    • Minor Food preparation
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor Wiping cloths air drying location
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • L1
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Oct 3

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Sep 26

    Inspection

    6 violations
    • Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor Equipment utensils linens and single-service and single-use articles-storing
    • Minor Handwashing signage

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