The Q

640 Washington St, Boston, MA 02111

Passed re-check · Oct 29, 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

  • Last inspected Oct 29, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Oct 14, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking, cited 5 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 11 of 23 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 17 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 23 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 29

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Oct 14

    Inspection

    4 violations
    • Minor Single-service and single-use articles-use limitations
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
  4. Passed Aug 12

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Aug 5

    Inspection

    5 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Good repair and calibration-utensils and temperature and pressure measuring devices
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability

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