Matcha Loves Boba

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMarch 6, 2026
• address227 Hanover St, Boston 02113

Is Matcha Loves Boba clean?

Matcha Loves Boba is currently listed as closed by Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, as of its inspection on March 6, 2026. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Matcha Loves Boba?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to review violation noted on the inspection report and train staff.
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC to review violation noted on the inspection report and train staff.
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood vent filters observed heavily soiled. Clean to remove
  Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood vent filters observed heavily soiled. Clean to remove
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Interior of refrigeration unit including walk in observed without a conspicious thermometer. Provide
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Interior of refrigeration unit including walk in observed without a conspicious thermometer. Provide
• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf) • Sanitizer at 3 bay sink observed reading over 500ppm quats. Set up to read according to law (200ppm-400ppm)
  Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf) • Sanitizer at 3 bay sink observed reading over 500ppm quats. Set up to read according to law (200ppm-400ppm)
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice holder (front counter) interior of ice machine interior of 2 mini fridge observed soiled. Clean & sanitize to remove
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Interior of ice holder (front counter) interior of ice machine interior of 2 mini fridge observed soiled. Clean & sanitize to remove
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Food prep sink observed missing airgap. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of an air gap to: [email protected]critical
  Backflow Prevention (P) • Food prep sink observed missing airgap. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of an air gap to: [email protected]
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood vent sticker observed expired 2.15.26. Provide updated hood sticker from a licensed hood cleaning company
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood vent sticker observed expired 2.15.26. Provide updated hood sticker from a licensed hood cleaning company
• ⚠️Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Toilet/ restroom observed in need of deep cleaning. Clean to remove
  Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C) • Toilet/ restroom observed in need of deep cleaning. Clean to remove
• ⚠️PIC to Contact [email protected] for DBA change. Permit is under Match Loves Boba and the sign outside/ menu is Sunrise Express .
  PIC to Contact [email protected] for DBA change. Permit is under Match Loves Boba and the sign outside/ menu is Sunrise Express .

When was Matcha Loves Boba last inspected?

Matcha Loves Boba has 17 inspections on record going back to May 25, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Matcha Loves Boba vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 March 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.