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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: Shellstock maintaining identification, cited 2 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.
- #95 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 2 of 7 graded inspections since 2023.
- Last inspected Jun 12, 2026: failed with 4 violations, 1 critical.
- 11 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Failed Jun 12
Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
- Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
- Minor Cutting surfaces
- Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
- Failed May 28
Inspection
18 violations, 4 critical
- Critical When to wash
- Critical Shellstock maintaining identification
- Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
- Critical Food temperature measuring devices
- Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
- Minor Cutting surfaces
- Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
- Minor Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
- Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
- Minor Wiping cloths use limitation
- Minor Handwashing signage
- Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
- Minor Closing toilet room doors
- Minor Receptacles
- Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
- Minor Cooking and baking equipment
- Minor Food labels
- L1
- 2025
- Failed Jun 20
Inspection
14 violations, 6 critical
- Critical Person-in-charge-duties
- Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
- Critical Safe unadulterated and honestly presented
- Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Critical Cooling
- Critical Warewashing machines automatic dispensing of detergents and sanitizers
- Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
- Minor Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises
- Minor Cutting surfaces
- Minor Handwashing signage
- Minor System maintained in good repair
- Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
- Minor Warewashing machine data plate operation specifications
- Minor When a HACCP plan is required
- 2024
- Passed Oct 11
Reinspection
No violations
Nearby
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