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Caffe Nero
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 27, 2026
- address189 Massachusetts Av, Boston 02115
Is Caffe Nero clean?
Caffe Nero is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 27, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Caffe Nero?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 27, 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) • Sausage egg & cheese sandwich is 54F in display case product made within the hour moved to walk in cooler to cool to below 41F.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Sausage egg & cheese sandwich is 54F in display case product made within the hour moved to walk in cooler to cool to below 41F.
- ⚠️Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Display case is holding at 52F. Make all necessary repairs. Sandwiches in unit made within the hour removed to walk in cooler. Unit cannot be use until repairs are made and it is holding at below 41F.Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Display case is holding at 52F. Make all necessary repairs. Sandwiches in unit made within the hour removed to walk in cooler. Unit cannot be use until repairs are made and it is holding at below 41F.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible indicator for high temperature dish machine. Provide. 183F final rinse on gauge.Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible indicator for high temperature dish machine. Provide. 183F final rinse on gauge.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Dust and soils under and around counters and equipment at service line. Food debri on walk in freezer floor. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Dust and soils under and around counters and equipment at service line. Food debri on walk in freezer floor. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Post current health permit and letter grade.Post current health permit and letter grade.
When was Caffe Nero last inspected?
Caffe Nero has 44 inspections on record going back to May 23, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 5, 2026 | — | |
| January 27, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 20, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 29, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 21, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 16, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 9, 2024 | Fail | |
| April 29, 2024 | — | |
| April 22, 2024 | Fail |
Caffe Nero vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 January 27, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.