Riverside Cafe

32 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114

Passed re-check · Mar 13, 2026 Directions
73
Fair BiteKarma score 73 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 13, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Feb 27, 2026.
  • Passed 8 of 11 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Backflow prevention, cited 3 times.
  • 5 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 11 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Mar 13

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Feb 27

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
  4. Failed Jan 27

    Inspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Backflow prevention
  5. Failed Jan 15

    Inspection

    3 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Washing fruits and vegetables
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Backflow prevention

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