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Five Spices House
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 12, 2025
- address58 Beach St, Boston 02111
Is Five Spices House clean?
Five Spices House is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 12, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Five Spices House?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 12, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Uncovered bulk product in basement and walk in cooler. Cover to prevent potential contamination.Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Uncovered bulk product in basement and walk in cooler. Cover to prevent potential contamination.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Plastic containers observed in bulk spices. Discontinue.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Plastic containers observed in bulk spices. Discontinue.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Clean utensils stored on shelf above mop sink. Discontinue.Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Clean utensils stored on shelf above mop sink. Discontinue.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods without date marking. Provide for all foods held longer than 24 hours.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods without date marking. Provide for all foods held longer than 24 hours.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled foil on cookline. Remove. Surfaces must be easily cleanable.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Soiled foil on cookline. Remove. Surfaces must be easily cleanable.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • 3 bay sink in basement observed leaking. Repair.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • 3 bay sink in basement observed leaking. Repair.
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide hand wash only signage for all hand sinks.Handwashing Signage (C) • Provide hand wash only signage for all hand sinks.
- ⚠️Storage-Other Personal Care Items (C) • Personal items stored in kitchen area. Discontinue.Storage-Other Personal Care Items (C) • Personal items stored in kitchen area. Discontinue.
When was Five Spices House last inspected?
Five Spices House has 43 inspections on record going back to July 6, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2026 | — | |
| November 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 22, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| July 5, 2024 | Pass | |
| June 27, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 20, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 15, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — |
Five Spices House vs Leather District
Leather District runs 86% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 149 clean, 11 mid, 13 cooked.
Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Leather District, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 November 12, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.