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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
- Last inspected Aug 14, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 6, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking, cited 2 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
- #4 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 3 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
- 19 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 7 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 14
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Aug 6
Inspection
24 violations, 12 critical
- Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
- Critical Person-in-charge-duties
- Critical Hand drying provision
- Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
- Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
- Critical Backflow prevention
- Critical Food temperature measuring devices
- Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
- Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
- Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
- Critical Cooling
- Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
- Minor Cutting surfaces
- Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
- Minor Certified food protection manager
- Minor Good repair and proper adjustment-equipment
- Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
- Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
- Minor Outer openings protected
- Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
- Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
- Minor Service sink
- Minor Handwashing aids and devices use restrictions
- Minor Miscellaneous sources of contamination
- 2025
- Passed Jul 22
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Jul 10
Inspection
1 violation, 1 critical
- Critical Handwashing sinks-location and placement
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Tony Elaines, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.