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Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern By Sushiro
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 6, 2026
- address665 Boylston St, Boston 02116
Is Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern By Sushiro clean?
Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern By Sushiro is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern By Sushiro?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kit for the 3 bay sink. ProvideSanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test kit for the 3 bay sink. Provide
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed mold-like substance on the silicone behind the dish machine sink. Remove and repair. Observed a ring/putty around the drain in the hand sink near the 3 bay sink. Remove and repair.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed mold-like substance on the silicone behind the dish machine sink. Remove and repair. Observed a ring/putty around the drain in the hand sink near the 3 bay sink. Remove and repair.
- ⚠️Outer Openings Protected (C) • Front and exterior doors both need door sweeps to ensure no pest activity. Provide. PIC provided me the 2 most recent pest reports. Reports stated no activity or catches. The report did recommend the door sweeps. Spoke to the PIC and explained how important it is to read the pest reports and address any concerns and recommendations on the reports.Outer Openings Protected (C) • Front and exterior doors both need door sweeps to ensure no pest activity. Provide. PIC provided me the 2 most recent pest reports. Reports stated no activity or catches. The report did recommend the door sweeps. Spoke to the PIC and explained how important it is to read the pest reports and address any concerns and recommendations on the reports.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Please remove the plastic/cover around the 2 gauges on the high temp dishmachine and wipe down to ensure the staff can read the temperatures. If the gauges are not working properly please repair.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Please remove the plastic/cover around the 2 gauges on the high temp dishmachine and wipe down to ensure the staff can read the temperatures. If the gauges are not working properly please repair.
- ⚠️Conformance with Approved Procedures (P) • Please provide the parasite destruction letter for 2026.criticalConformance with Approved Procedures (P) • Please provide the parasite destruction letter for 2026.
When was Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern By Sushiro last inspected?
Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern By Sushiro has 10 inspections on record going back to April 11, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 11, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 3, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 25, 2024 | — | |
| November 18, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| April 11, 2024 | Pass |
Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern By Sushiro vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, 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 May 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.