Ruth's Chris Steak House

45 School St, Boston, MA 02108

Failed · Oct 19, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 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

  • Keeps coming up: Backflow prevention, cited 4 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 3 of 13 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Oct 19, 2026: failed with 1 violation.
  • 12 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 13 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Oct 19

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Outer openings protected
  3. Failed Sep 21

    Inspection

    2 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Minor Outer openings protected
  4. Failed Sep 18

    Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Minor Outer openings protected
    • Minor Removing dead or trapped birds insects rodents and other pest
  5. 2025
  6. Passed Oct 20

    Reinspection

    No violations

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