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Shabu Maru
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 27, 2022
- address10 Huntington Av, Boston 02116
Is Shabu Maru clean?
Shabu Maru is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 27, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Shabu Maru?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 27, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Vended Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Original Container (C) • Multiple squeeze bottles without labels. Provide.Vended Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Original Container (C) • Multiple squeeze bottles without labels. Provide.
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Food being prepped in close proximity of warewash area. Prep all foods in designated prep area.Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Food being prepped in close proximity of warewash area. Prep all foods in designated prep area.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods without day marking. Label foods that are being held over 24 hours.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Multiple foods without day marking. Label foods that are being held over 24 hours.
- ⚠️Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (Pf) • Vaccum packing machine observed on site. Person in charge indicated it is used sometimes. No evidence of vaccum packer being used currently. Discontinue using and remove machine from establishment.Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (Pf) • Vaccum packing machine observed on site. Person in charge indicated it is used sometimes. No evidence of vaccum packer being used currently. Discontinue using and remove machine from establishment.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Mold on the interior of bar ice machine. Clean to remove all soils.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Mold on the interior of bar ice machine. Clean to remove all soils.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Freezer gaskets need to be replaced. Torn and damaged causing ice build up on interior of unit. Replace.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Freezer gaskets need to be replaced. Torn and damaged causing ice build up on interior of unit. Replace.
When was Shabu Maru last inspected?
Shabu Maru has 31 inspections on record going back to December 16, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| June 27, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 7, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 28, 2022 | Fail | |
| October 20, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 20, 2021 | Pass | |
| November 18, 2020 | — | |
| December 10, 2019 | Pass | |
| December 2, 2019 | Fail | |
| July 8, 2019 | Pass |
Shabu Maru 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 22% 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 June 27, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.