Boston restaurant health inspections
Boston tracks 11.3K food establishments. Radius turns those official inspection results into a plain-English answer to “should I eat here?”
How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports an inspection outcome rather than a grade: Pass or Fail, with re-inspections until violations are fixed. Violations are marked * to *** by severity; Radius shows the top two tiers (** and ***) as critical.
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Look up any BOS restaurant
Search all 11.3K BOS establishments by name — every result opens the full record: grade, violations, and history.
Boston restaurant inspections — FAQ
- How does Boston grade restaurants?
- Boston reports an inspection outcome rather than a grade: Pass or Fail, with re-inspections until violations are fixed. Violations are marked * to *** by severity; Radius shows the top two tiers (** and ***) as critical.
- Is Boston restaurant inspection data free on Radius?
- Yes. Looking up any BOS restaurant's inspection grade, violations, and history is free — safety information is never paywalled.
- Where does Boston restaurant inspection data come from?
- From Boston Food Establishment Inspections, the city's official open-data source. Radius normalizes it into plain English and links back to the original record. Radius is not affiliated with the health department.
- How many restaurants does Radius track in Boston?
- Radius covers roughly 11,297 food establishments across Boston & its neighborhoods.