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Kaori Cafe
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 25, 2026
- address299 Meridian St, East Boston 02128
Is Kaori Cafe clean?
Kaori Cafe is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 25, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Kaori Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 25, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No procedure or supplies for vomit/ diarrhea clean up kit./ Provide complete vomit clean up kitClean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No procedure or supplies for vomit/ diarrhea clean up kit./ Provide complete vomit clean up kit
- ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Sponges observed inside the prep sink located in the basement. Discontinue using sponge to wash food contact surfaces to prevent contaminationSponges Use Limitation (C) • Sponges observed inside the prep sink located in the basement. Discontinue using sponge to wash food contact surfaces to prevent contamination
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C) • Observed soiled wiping cloths on the counter/properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution at the required 200ppm ( corrected on site)Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C) • Observed soiled wiping cloths on the counter/properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution at the required 200ppm ( corrected on site)
- ⚠️Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C) • The bathroom door is not self-closing/ provide a self-closing doorToilet Rooms Enclosed (C) • The bathroom door is not self-closing/ provide a self-closing door
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Basement handwashing sink observed without soap. ProvideHandwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Basement handwashing sink observed without soap. Provide
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Kitchen handwashind sink near the three bay sink observed without employee must wash hand signage/ ProvideHandwashing Signage (C) • Kitchen handwashind sink near the three bay sink observed without employee must wash hand signage/ Provide
- ⚠️Provide proper Allergen warning on all menus No Allergen Ceritificate observed posted on site/ProvideProvide proper Allergen warning on all menus No Allergen Ceritificate observed posted on site/Provide
When was Kaori Cafe last inspected?
Kaori Cafe has 6 inspections on record going back to October 20, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 18, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 25, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 20, 2025 | Pass |
Kaori Cafe vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 June 25, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.