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Bukhara Indian Bistro
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedFebruary 20, 2019
- address701 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130
Is Bukhara Indian Bistro clean?
Bukhara Indian Bistro is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 20, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Bukhara Indian Bistro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 20, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • Kitchen- cooked rice on top of stove 84f. (Discarded)criticalHot Holding • Kitchen- cooked rice on top of stove 84f. (Discarded)
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Basement- defrost vent in walk in freezer. • Kitchen- repair 2 door non working stand up unit.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Basement- defrost vent in walk in freezer. • Kitchen- repair 2 door non working stand up unit.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Kitchen- Repair temp gauges to high temp dishwasher. • Kitchen- replace thermometer to 3 door reach in.Equipment Thermometers • Kitchen- Repair temp gauges to high temp dishwasher. • Kitchen- replace thermometer to 3 door reach in.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Kitchen- keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Kitchen- keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Basement- clean slop sink. • Basement- clean utility closet. • Kitchen- clean grease buildup on cooking equipment. • Kitchen- clean interior of fryolator cabinet. • Kitchen- clean underside of shelving over prep tables.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Basement- clean slop sink. • Basement- clean utility closet. • Kitchen- clean grease buildup on cooking equipment. • Kitchen- clean interior of fryolator cabinet. • Kitchen- clean underside of shelving over prep tables.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Basement- clean floor in walk in freezer. • Basement- repair floor tiles and regrout where necessary. • Kitchen- clean floor under cooking equipment.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Basement- clean floor in walk in freezer. • Basement- repair floor tiles and regrout where necessary. • Kitchen- clean floor under cooking equipment.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Basement- repair open insulation on duct in dry storage area. • Kitchen- clean wall fan and electrical unitImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Basement- repair open insulation on duct in dry storage area. • Kitchen- clean wall fan and electrical unit
- ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • Basement- provide light shield for light in vent hood.Fixture's not properly shielded • Basement- provide light shield for light in vent hood.
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Kitchen- repair any non working ceiling lights.Inadequate Lighting • Kitchen- repair any non working ceiling lights.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Provide food allergy training certificate and post.criticalPIC Performing Duties • Provide food allergy training certificate and post.
When was Bukhara Indian Bistro last inspected?
Bukhara Indian Bistro has 60 inspections on record going back to April 2, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| April 1, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| March 1, 2019 | — | |
| February 20, 2019 | Fail | |
| December 4, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2018 | — | |
| November 26, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 15, 2018 | — | |
| October 9, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 30, 2018 | — | |
| August 23, 2018 | — |
Bukhara Indian Bistro vs Jamaica Plain
Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.
Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 February 20, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.