Zhi Wei Cafe

102 South St, Boston, MA 02111

Passed re-check · Oct 29, 2026 Directions
68
Poor BiteKarma score 68 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 22, 2026.
  • Passed 7 of 14 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Keeps coming up: Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils, cited 5 times, plus 6 other repeat issues.
  • 11 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 14 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Oct 29

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Oct 22

    Inspection

    5 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Thawing
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
  4. Passed Mar 6

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Feb 26

    Inspection

    8 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • L1

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