Basho Express

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

← Back to the current restaurant page

Failed findings

• ⚠️Pressure Measuring Devices Mechanical Warewashing Equipment (C)
  Inspector note: Low temp dish machine does not sanitize properly no chlorine sanitizer level. Repair
  code 590.004/4-203.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: Low Temp dish machine does not register any level of chlorine sanitizer. Repair to maintain 50-100ppm. Sanitizing step will be performed at three bay sink until repairs take place.
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
  Inspector note: Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing.
  code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: No sanitizer test kit for low temp dish machine (chlorine). Provide.
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
  Inspector note: Lab tests for sushi rice (white and brown) more than a year old. Provide current ones.
  code 590.008/8-103.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
  Inspector note: Coats and other personal objects/cloths stored next or above bulk food products at the dry storage shelves. Store properly separated.
  code 590.003/3-305.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 23, 2020: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 5 previous findings did not recur.

Browse this restaurant's inspections

More restaurants in Fenway

• ✓ Panera Bread
  clean · 201 Brookline Av · inspected January 31, 2019
• ✓ M & J Teriyaki
  clean · 130 Jersey St · inspected July 23, 2026
• ✓ Sweetgreen
  clean · 132 Brookline Av · inspected April 17, 2026
• ✓ Crispy Crepes Cafe
  clean · 714 Commonwealth Av · inspected June 3, 2026
• ✕ Gyro City
  mid · 88 Peterborough St · inspected October 11, 2022
• ✓ Dunkin Donuts
  clean · 530 Commonwealth Av · inspected May 31, 2023

See every restaurant in Fenway →

About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.