Olga's Kafe

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedJanuary 30, 2026
• address206 W Broadway, South Boston 02127

Is Olga's Kafe clean?

Olga's Kafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Olga's Kafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 30, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed food handlers not wearing hair restraints. Provide while handling food items
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Observed food handlers not wearing hair restraints. Provide while handling food items
• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Observed Food Handler certificate instead of Certified Food Protection Manager certificate due to cold/hot holding on site. Provide confirmation of registered course
  (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Observed Food Handler certificate instead of Certified Food Protection Manager certificate due to cold/hot holding on site. Provide confirmation of registered course
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Observed soiled wiping cloths stored on counters. Remove and maintain all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution after each use
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Observed soiled wiping cloths stored on counters. Remove and maintain all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution after each use
• ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Observed no food thermometers on site for proper temping of food items. Provide
  Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • Observed no food thermometers on site for proper temping of food items. Provide
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Observed no test strips for Quats sanitizer. Provide. Test with inspector kit at this time
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Observed no test strips for Quats sanitizer. Provide. Test with inspector kit at this time
• ⚠️Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • Observed no sanitizer buckets setup in food service. Discussed with PIC to ensure sanitizer is available at all times of operations for proper cleaning of in use utensils
  Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf) • Observed no sanitizer buckets setup in food service. Discussed with PIC to ensure sanitizer is available at all times of operations for proper cleaning of in use utensils
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed filters on ice machine with heavy dust; heavy coffee spills on counters and food spills inside upright 2 door freezer and fridge unit. Thoroughly clean to remove all soils / spills / dust from stated equipment
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed filters on ice machine with heavy dust; heavy coffee spills on counters and food spills inside upright 2 door freezer and fridge unit. Thoroughly clean to remove all soils / spills / dust from stated equipment
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed handsink in back prep area blocked with bags and other items. Discussed with PIC to monitor / maintain all handsinks clear and accessible for handwashing only. COS
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed handsink in back prep area blocked with bags and other items. Discussed with PIC to monitor / maintain all handsinks clear and accessible for handwashing only. COS
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed multiple immature flies throughout back prep area and front counter. Provide updated pest report for services
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed multiple immature flies throughout back prep area and front counter. Provide updated pest report for services
• ⚠️Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P) • Observed household Windex surface cleaner on site; informed by employee cleaner being used for food contact surfaces. Discussed with owner to discontinue and remove from establishmentcritical
  Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P) • Observed household Windex surface cleaner on site; informed by employee cleaner being used for food contact surfaces. Discussed with owner to discontinue and remove from establishment

When was Olga's Kafe last inspected?

Olga's Kafe has 20 inspections on record going back to December 22, 2020. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Olga's Kafe vs Chinatown

Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.