Sakura Japan

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedMay 8, 2026
• address350 Longwood Av, Boston 02115

Is Sakura Japan clean?

Sakura Japan is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 8, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Sakura Japan?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 8, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P) • Observed no hand washing during inspection by staff/food handlerscritical
  Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P) • Observed no hand washing during inspection by staff/food handlers
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Provide proof of full time certified food protection manager
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Provide proof of full time certified food protection manager
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Large bulk white container lid cracked and taped
  Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Large bulk white container lid cracked and taped
• ⚠️Outside Receptacles (C) • Grease built up on grease bin outside area Cover on grease bin open Gound area soiled and littered outside area
  Outside Receptacles (C) • Grease built up on grease bin outside area Cover on grease bin open Gound area soiled and littered outside area
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up soils on walls light switches and other attachments - Kitchen/prep/cooking/serving/ware washing Built up soils on ceiling and attachments - Kitchen/prep/cooking/serving/ware washing Built up soils on floor under and behind all equipment - Kitchen/prep/cooking/serving/ware washing
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Built up soils on walls light switches and other attachments - Kitchen/prep/cooking/serving/ware washing Built up soils on ceiling and attachments - Kitchen/prep/cooking/serving/ware washing Built up soils on floor under and behind all equipment - Kitchen/prep/cooking/serving/ware washing
• ⚠️Intensity-Lighting (C) • Lights in cooking/prep/service areas and outside of walk in unit are not working
  Intensity-Lighting (C) • Lights in cooking/prep/service areas and outside of walk in unit are not working
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused unnecessary items and clutter from establishment
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all unused unnecessary items and clutter from establishment
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Floor tiles in Kitchen/prep/cooking/serving/ware washing broken and cracked Floor in walk in unit in disrepair Wire shelving in walk in is in disrepair Rust on exterior of grease trap at 3 bay sink
  Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Floor tiles in Kitchen/prep/cooking/serving/ware washing broken and cracked Floor in walk in unit in disrepair Wire shelving in walk in is in disrepair Rust on exterior of grease trap at 3 bay sink
• ⚠️Provide updated allergern awareness poster
  Provide updated allergern awareness poster

When was Sakura Japan last inspected?

Sakura Japan has 53 inspections on record going back to September 1, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Sakura Japan vs Longwood

Longwood runs 78% clean across 203 tracked restaurants — 153 clean, 19 mid, 23 cooked.

Against the 203 spots Cooked tracks in Longwood, this one comes out cleaner than 9% of them.

Other spots in Longwood

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  clean · November 16, 2018
• ✕ Fenway Market
  cooked · September 21, 2020
• ✓ Thorntons Fenway Grille
  clean · October 11, 2024
• ✓ Sepal
  clean · April 20, 2017
• ✓ Chutney's
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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 8, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.