Caffe Nero

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 24, 2026
• address57 Northern Av, Boston 02210

Is Caffe Nero clean?

Caffe Nero is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 24, 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 Caffe Nero?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 24, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed cooked chicken stored @ 47F inside sandwich station unit. Discussed with PIC to maintain @ 41F or below. COScritical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed cooked chicken stored @ 47F inside sandwich station unit. Discussed with PIC to maintain @ 41F or below. COS
• ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Provide thin probe food thermometers for proper temping of food items and ensure in good operation conditions
  Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Provide thin probe food thermometers for proper temping of food items and ensure in good operation conditions
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed food debris / spillages inside refrigerated units and freezer; pooled water and coffee spills on countertops. Clean with frequency to eliminate build up of spill and food debris
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed food debris / spillages inside refrigerated units and freezer; pooled water and coffee spills on countertops. Clean with frequency to eliminate build up of spill and food debris
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels at handsink in prep area. Provide and maintain at all times of operation
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels at handsink in prep area. Provide and maintain at all times of operation
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed fly activity around sandwich station and back prep room. Conduct deep cleaning of equipment and drains and provide current pest report
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed fly activity around sandwich station and back prep room. Conduct deep cleaning of equipment and drains and provide current pest report

When was Caffe Nero last inspected?

Caffe Nero has 32 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Caffe Nero vs South Boston Waterfront

South Boston Waterfront runs 93% clean across 391 tracked restaurants — 333 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 391 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston Waterfront, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 24, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.