The Substation

4228 Washington St, Boston, MA 02131

Passed re-check · Jul 28, 2026 Directions
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Fair BiteKarma score 76 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 Jul 28, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 15, 2026.
  • No critical violations in the last two years.
  • Passed 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2025.
  • Keeps coming up: Controlling pests, cited 2 times.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Jul 28

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 15

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Controlling pests
  4. Failed Jul 6

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Controlling pests
  5. 2025
  6. Perfect Dec 10

    Inspection

    No violations

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around The Substation, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

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