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Poke Bar & Kitchen
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 10, 2026
- address309 Huntington Av, Boston 02115
Is Poke Bar & Kitchen clean?
Poke Bar & Kitchen is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 10, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Poke Bar & Kitchen?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution between usesWiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution between uses
- ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • White food bin stored under electrical boxes pipes wiring in storage areaFood Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • White food bin stored under electrical boxes pipes wiring in storage area
- ⚠️(A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C) • Using gloves to hold water in 3 bay sinks - Provided drain plugs(A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C) • Using gloves to hold water in 3 bay sinks - Provided drain plugs
- ⚠️Cooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up soils and food debris on cooking equipmentCooking and Baking Equipment (C) • Built up soils and food debris on cooking equipment
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration units cabinets shelving throughoutNonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration units cabinets shelving throughout
- ⚠️Equipment and Utensils Air-Drying Required (C) • Wet nesting clean and sanitized food contacts at ware washing areaEquipment and Utensils Air-Drying Required (C) • Wet nesting clean and sanitized food contacts at ware washing area
- ⚠️Receptacles (C) • Provided tight fitting lids on all trash receptaclesReceptacles (C) • Provided tight fitting lids on all trash receptacles
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Soils on floors walls ceiling and attachments throughout establishmentFloors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Soils on floors walls ceiling and attachments throughout establishment
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent activity in cabinet next to rice cooker on floor under and behind equipment - Kitchen/prep/serving line/ware washing and storage Provide full extermination and IPM (see attached) report prior to reinspectionControlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent activity in cabinet next to rice cooker on floor under and behind equipment - Kitchen/prep/serving line/ware washing and storage Provide full extermination and IPM (see attached) report prior to reinspection
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused and unnecessary articles and clutter - organize back prep/storage areaMaintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused and unnecessary articles and clutter - organize back prep/storage area
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Gaps under front door Walls in storage are not smooth durable easily cleanable Stained and loose ceiling tiles in seating area prep area. Ceiling tiles in prep area are not smooth durable easily cleanable Defrost interior of chest type freezers Exposed wood in and outside of white cabinet on prep line Counter top at rice cooker in disrepairRepairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Gaps under front door Walls in storage are not smooth durable easily cleanable Stained and loose ceiling tiles in seating area prep area. Ceiling tiles in prep area are not smooth durable easily cleanable Defrost interior of chest type freezers Exposed wood in and outside of white cabinet on prep line Counter top at rice cooker in disrepair
When was Poke Bar & Kitchen last inspected?
Poke Bar & Kitchen has 32 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 25, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2025 | — | |
| November 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 29, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 21, 2025 | Fail | |
| January 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 19, 2024 | Fail | |
| July 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 14, 2024 | Fail |
Poke Bar & Kitchen vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 July 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.