Afc Zenshi @ Shaw's No. 602

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 30, 2026
• address53 Huntington Av, Boston 02116

Is Afc Zenshi @ Shaw's No. 602 clean?

Afc Zenshi @ Shaw's No. 602 is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 30, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Afc Zenshi @ Shaw's No. 602?

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

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Salmon roll 50F. Product made within the hour removed from retail and placed into walk in cooler to cool to below 41F. Merchaindiser is holding at 40F. Ensure product is properly cooled to below 41F prior to being presented for retail sale.critical
  (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Salmon roll 50F. Product made within the hour removed from retail and placed into walk in cooler to cool to below 41F. Merchaindiser is holding at 40F. Ensure product is properly cooled to below 41F prior to being presented for retail sale.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Remove duct tape on seperation gap at prep sink drain. COS
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Remove duct tape on seperation gap at prep sink drain. COS
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Mice droppings on floor next to stainless prep table with cabinents on left hand side. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide an up to date detailed IPM pest control report upon re inspection that also documents above the drop ceilings are being treated and addresses any and all potential entry points and contributing factors as assessed by a licensed pest control company.
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Mice droppings on floor next to stainless prep table with cabinents on left hand side. Clean and sanitize all affected areas. Provide an up to date detailed IPM pest control report upon re inspection that also documents above the drop ceilings are being treated and addresses any and all potential entry points and contributing factors as assessed by a licensed pest control company.

When was Afc Zenshi @ Shaw's No. 602 last inspected?

Afc Zenshi @ Shaw's No. 602 has 74 inspections on record going back to January 10, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Afc Zenshi @ Shaw's No. 602 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 April 30, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.