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Tatte Bakery & Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 20, 2026
- address201 Washington St, Boston 02108
Is Tatte Bakery & Cafe clean?
Tatte Bakery & Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 20, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Tatte Bakery & Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Under ice machine has debris and build up. Clean to remove.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Under ice machine has debris and build up. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Large 3 inch gap observed in the bottom of the door by the trash area. Provide door sweep to prevent potential pests.Outer Openings Protected (C) • Large 3 inch gap observed in the bottom of the door by the trash area. Provide door sweep to prevent potential pests.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Mice droppings observed in prep area by office in downstairs kitchen area. Pest reports have been provided. Clean and sanitize the area and provide a pest report that shows no activity.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Mice droppings observed in prep area by office in downstairs kitchen area. Pest reports have been provided. Clean and sanitize the area and provide a pest report that shows no activity.
When was Tatte Bakery & Cafe last inspected?
Tatte Bakery & Cafe has 20 inspections on record going back to March 21, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 6, 2023 | Fail | |
| September 1, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 5, 2023 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — |
Tatte Bakery & Cafe vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, 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 January 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.