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Caffe Nero
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 25, 2026
- address80 Causeway St, Boston 02114
Is Caffe Nero clean?
Caffe Nero is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 25, 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 February 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Noted ice scoop stored in contact with the ice.Remove and store in a clean container or handle not touching the iceIn-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Noted ice scoop stored in contact with the ice.Remove and store in a clean container or handle not touching the ice
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Remove all unnecessary items from the hand sink area to provide easy access for the staff to wash handsUsing a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Remove all unnecessary items from the hand sink area to provide easy access for the staff to wash hands
- ⚠️Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers (C) • Noted several staff personal items stored in contact with the single use items in the back storage area/Cookline.Remove and store in a lockerUsing Dressing Rooms and Lockers (C) • Noted several staff personal items stored in contact with the single use items in the back storage area/Cookline.Remove and store in a locker
When was Caffe Nero last inspected?
Caffe Nero has 17 inspections on record going back to September 13, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 23, 2025 | Fail | |
| December 19, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 11, 2023 | Pass | |
| August 31, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 23, 2023 | Pass | |
| October 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2022 | Fail | |
| May 10, 2022 | Pass |
Caffe Nero vs West End
West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 February 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.