Bangkok Bento Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJuly 7, 2026
• address272 Newbury St, Boston 02116

Is Bangkok Bento Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar clean?

Bangkok Bento Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 7, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Bangkok Bento Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • In the food prep area observed multiple food handlers without effective hair restraints; provide effective hair restraints.
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • In the food prep area observed multiple food handlers without effective hair restraints; provide effective hair restraints.
• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures for cleaning up a vomit and diarrhea event could be presented during the inspection; provide.
  Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No written procedures for cleaning up a vomit and diarrhea event could be presented during the inspection; provide.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • In multiple areas in the food prep area observed in-use utensils stored in 70F-90F water; in-use utensils should be stored on a clean and sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • In multiple areas in the food prep area observed in-use utensils stored in 70F-90F water; in-use utensils should be stored on a clean and sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water.
• ⚠️Thawing (C) • Observed duck breast left out on metro shelving the emplyee states that the duck breast was frozen and was thawing outside at ambient temperature and was measured at 50F; I had the employee move all the thawing foods to a cold holding unit to thaw safely; thaw frozen foods using only approved methods.
  Thawing (C) • Observed duck breast left out on metro shelving the emplyee states that the duck breast was frozen and was thawing outside at ambient temperature and was measured at 50F; I had the employee move all the thawing foods to a cold holding unit to thaw safely; thaw frozen foods using only approved methods.
• ⚠️Preventing Contamination from Hands (Pf) • Observed an employee mixing vegetables for a salad that would not be cooked with their bare hands; I had the employee stop wash their hands and don gloves; gloves should be worn when handling RTE foods.
  Preventing Contamination from Hands (Pf) • Observed an employee mixing vegetables for a salad that would not be cooked with their bare hands; I had the employee stop wash their hands and don gloves; gloves should be worn when handling RTE foods.
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf) • No food thermometer could be presented during the inspection; provide a thin-stemmed thermometer capable of measuring cold and hot foods at all times.
  Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf) • No food thermometer could be presented during the inspection; provide a thin-stemmed thermometer capable of measuring cold and hot foods at all times.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The handwashing sink next to the prep sink leaks from the drainage pipe when running; repair or replace the leaking pipe.
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • The handwashing sink next to the prep sink leaks from the drainage pipe when running; repair or replace the leaking pipe.
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • At the prep sink inside the closet did not observe an air gap and nobody on staff was able to answer if there was an air gap; have a licensed plumber pulll proper permits and install an air gap at the prep sink.critical
  Backflow Prevention (P) • At the prep sink inside the closet did not observe an air gap and nobody on staff was able to answer if there was an air gap; have a licensed plumber pulll proper permits and install an air gap at the prep sink.
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • The floors in the back of house near the warewashing machine are damaged and allowing for pooled water; repair or replace the tiles to prevent pooling water.
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • The floors in the back of house near the warewashing machine are damaged and allowing for pooled water; repair or replace the tiles to prevent pooling water.
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The posted hood inspection sticker expired 6/27/2026; have an approved hood cleaner perform service and provide an updated hood inspection sticker.
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The posted hood inspection sticker expired 6/27/2026; have an approved hood cleaner perform service and provide an updated hood inspection sticker.
• ⚠️Conformance with Approved Procedures (P) • At the time of the inspection there waas nobody on site that was able to demonstrate how to test the pH of the acidified rice the parasite destruction letter expired in January the pH buffers expired in 2025 and the rice pH log for today was not filled out even though in the provided HACCP plan it states that rice will be tested within 30 minutes of being acidified and the rice had been prepared at or around 10:00am. Have someone on staff at all times that is able to test the pH of the rice provide new unexpired pH buffer solutions and provide an updated parasite destruction letter from your seafood provider. Acidified rice prepared this morning was observed discarded after discussion with Principal AM since the pH of the rice could not be checked or verified and was observed by the Health Inspector denatured with sodium hypochlorite solution.critical
  Conformance with Approved Procedures (P) • At the time of the inspection there waas nobody on site that was able to demonstrate how to test the pH of the acidified rice the parasite destruction letter expired in January the pH buffers expired in 2025 and the rice pH log for today was not filled out even though in the provided HACCP plan it states that rice will be tested within 30 minutes of being acidified and the rice had been prepared at or around 10:00am. Have someone on staff at all times that is able to test the pH of the rice provide new unexpired pH buffer solutions and provide an updated parasite destruction letter from your seafood provider. Acidified rice prepared this morning was observed discarded after discussion with Principal AM since the pH of the rice could not be checked or verified and was observed by the Health Inspector denatured with sodium hypochlorite solution.

When was Bangkok Bento Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar last inspected?

Bangkok Bento Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar has 23 inspections on record going back to February 22, 2023. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Bangkok Bento Thai Kitchen & Sushi Bar 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 11% 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 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.