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Osaka Sushi Express Grill
- resultFail
- critical violations3
- last inspectedMarch 11, 2010
- address106 Cambridge St, Boston 02114
Is Osaka Sushi Express Grill clean?
Osaka Sushi Express Grill is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 11, 2010. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Osaka Sushi Express Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Clean exterior of all bulk food containersFood Container Labels • Clean exterior of all bulk food containers
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Remove all sponges from operationFood Contact Surfaces Design • Remove all sponges from operation
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Provide thermometers for all refrigeratorsEquipment Thermometers • Provide thermometers for all refrigerators
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Provide proper storage of wiping clothsWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Provide proper storage of wiping cloths
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean out steam table well at service area Clean interior of all freezers located in basementNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean out steam table well at service area Clean interior of all freezers located in basement
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Do not block hand sink in basementcriticalLocation Accessible • Do not block hand sink in basement
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels for all hand SinksHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels for all hand Sinks
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Remove widens of rodent droppings on shelf in basement. Provide exterminators report with details for dealing with rodent issuesInsects Rodents Animals • Remove widens of rodent droppings on shelf in basement. Provide exterminators report with details for dealing with rodent issues
- ⚠️PIC KnowledgecriticalPIC Knowledge
- ⚠️Conformance w/ Approved Procedures • Provide log look for sushi rice PH tests. Also provide HACCP plan for sushi operationcriticalConformance w/ Approved Procedures • Provide log look for sushi rice PH tests. Also provide HACCP plan for sushi operation
When was Osaka Sushi Express Grill last inspected?
Osaka Sushi Express Grill has 15 inspections on record going back to October 24, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| March 25, 2010 | closed by the city | |
| March 11, 2010 | Fail | |
| December 16, 2009 | — | |
| July 28, 2009 | — | |
| April 17, 2009 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2009 | Fail | |
| December 24, 2008 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2008 | Fail | |
| October 3, 2008 | — | |
| September 24, 2008 | Fail | |
| April 23, 2008 | Pass |
Osaka Sushi Express Grill vs West End
West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
Other spots in West End
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 March 11, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.