Cafe Bonjour

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 22, 2026
• address55 Temple Pl, Boston 02111

Is Cafe Bonjour clean?

Cafe Bonjour is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 22, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Cafe Bonjour?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw shell eggs were observed stored above ready to eat items.Properly store raw & ready to eat items in desinated locations PIC correctedcritical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw shell eggs were observed stored above ready to eat items.Properly store raw & ready to eat items in desinated locations PIC corrected
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Several containers of cut potatoes were observed stored on the kitchen floor. Provide refrigeration for storage.Elevate at least 6 inches off the floor. PIC corrected
  Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Several containers of cut potatoes were observed stored on the kitchen floor. Provide refrigeration for storage.Elevate at least 6 inches off the floor. PIC corrected
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Onions were being prepped in the basement.There is no handsink or ceiling. Discontinue basement prep Discussed with the PIC to provide a proper ceiling prep sink & handwash station PIC stating prep will be discontinued
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Onions were being prepped in the basement.There is no handsink or ceiling. Discontinue basement prep Discussed with the PIC to provide a proper ceiling prep sink & handwash station PIC stating prep will be discontinued
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • There are prepped items in the walkin that are missing datemarkings.Provide datemarkings on all prepped items held 41F or below for over 24 hours.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • There are prepped items in the walkin that are missing datemarkings.Provide datemarkings on all prepped items held 41F or below for over 24 hours.
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Provide working internal thermometers in all refrigeration units as needed
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Provide working internal thermometers in all refrigeration units as needed
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • 3 bay sink is leaking.Provide repairs
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • 3 bay sink is leaking.Provide repairs
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Provide an air gap at the food prep sink.critical
  Backflow Prevention (P) • Provide an air gap at the food prep sink.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • There was evidence observed of rodent activity in the basement(droppings).Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection. Upon re-inspection the pest report is stating activity with captures. Provide additional pest reports for review
  Controlling Pests (C) • There was evidence observed of rodent activity in the basement(droppings).Provide a full pest report upon re-inspection. Upon re-inspection the pest report is stating activity with captures. Provide additional pest reports for review
• ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Remove/replace the soiled glue trap next to the prep sink.
  Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Remove/replace the soiled glue trap next to the prep sink.
• ⚠️Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the floor under the 3 bay sink to remove soils. Clean the basement location to remove evidence of rodent droppings
  Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C) • Clean the floor under the 3 bay sink to remove soils. Clean the basement location to remove evidence of rodent droppings
• ⚠️Provide a choke safe employee on site. Post current certificate
  Provide a choke safe employee on site. Post current certificate

When was Cafe Bonjour last inspected?

Cafe Bonjour has 27 inspections on record going back to December 4, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Cafe Bonjour vs Downtown

Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.

Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.