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Samurai Boston
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 13, 2016
- address827 Boylston St, Boston 02116
Is Samurai Boston clean?
Samurai Boston is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 13, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Samurai Boston?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 13, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Bulk food containers not labeledFood Container Labels • Bulk food containers not labeled
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • 3rd bay of 3 bay sink drained clogged - PIC will have plumber to repair - 3 bay sink is used for dumping liquid waste and not used for ware washing.Installed and Maintained • 3rd bay of 3 bay sink drained clogged - PIC will have plumber to repair - 3 bay sink is used for dumping liquid waste and not used for ware washing.
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Observed food handler in Sushi Prep washing wiping cloth in hand sink - PIC took corrective action • Shelf with food storage blocking hand sink - PIC took corrective actioncriticalLocation Accessible • Observed food handler in Sushi Prep washing wiping cloth in hand sink - PIC took corrective action • Shelf with food storage blocking hand sink - PIC took corrective action
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Paper towels stored on food prep unit and not at hand sink in a dispenserHand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Paper towels stored on food prep unit and not at hand sink in a dispenser
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood sticker expired August 2016 - Owner has a proposed contract with Hood Company Per Owner hood company is scheduled with in the next two weeks. A piece of equipment has been ordered and awaiting arrivalImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood sticker expired August 2016 - Owner has a proposed contract with Hood Company Per Owner hood company is scheduled with in the next two weeks. A piece of equipment has been ordered and awaiting arrival
- ⚠️Rooms and Equipment Vented • Loud noise coming from hood above cooking equipmentRooms and Equipment Vented • Loud noise coming from hood above cooking equipment
When was Samurai Boston last inspected?
Samurai Boston has 46 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 28, 2016 | closed by the city | |
| October 18, 2016 | — | |
| October 13, 2016 | — | |
| September 13, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2016 | Fail | |
| February 25, 2016 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2016 | — | |
| February 18, 2016 | — | |
| February 17, 2016 | Fail | |
| November 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| November 16, 2015 | Fail |
Samurai Boston 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 16% 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 September 13, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.