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Porto
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 16, 2026
- address780 Boylston St, Boston 02199
Is Porto clean?
Porto is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 16, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Porto?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 16, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • No handwashing observed. Retrain staff. Corrected on site.criticalCleaning Procedure (P) • No handwashing observed. Retrain staff. Corrected on site.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Ice machine with items stored on top and chemical sprayer on floor in close proxmity. Remove. Nothing can be kept on or around ice machine as ICE IS FOOD.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Ice machine with items stored on top and chemical sprayer on floor in close proxmity. Remove. Nothing can be kept on or around ice machine as ICE IS FOOD.
- ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • The online menu is missing consumer advisory and reminders for raw and undercooked foods (tuna crudo raw oysters). Provide. Provide allergen statement on online menu. https://www.porto-boston.com/menuConsumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf) • The online menu is missing consumer advisory and reminders for raw and undercooked foods (tuna crudo raw oysters). Provide. Provide allergen statement on online menu. https://www.porto-boston.com/menu
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Cookline handsink obstructed. Corrected on site.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Cookline handsink obstructed. Corrected on site.
- ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Large hole in wall near elevator opposite ice machine. Wall behind clean equipment storage rack with damaged surfaces and peeling paint. Clean and resurface.Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Large hole in wall near elevator opposite ice machine. Wall behind clean equipment storage rack with damaged surfaces and peeling paint. Clean and resurface.
When was Porto last inspected?
Porto has 23 inspections on record going back to July 1, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 2, 2025 | — | |
| October 2, 2024 | — | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| November 16, 2023 | Pass | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| March 22, 2022 | Pass | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 8, 2021 | Pass | |
| September 28, 2021 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2020 | — |
Porto 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 July 16, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.