Snappy Sushi

• resultFail
• critical violations5
• last inspectedJuly 11, 2018
• address108 Newbury St, Boston 02116

Is Snappy Sushi clean?

Snappy Sushi is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 11, 2018. Inspectors wrote up 5 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Snappy Sushi?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 11, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Worn and discolored cutting boards - Prep areas
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Worn and discolored cutting boards - Prep areas
• ⚠️Cold Holding • Tuna 50 F & 50 F - Removed by PIC Sushi Units 50 F and 60 F - Food removed by PICcritical
  Cold Holding • Tuna 50 F & 50 F - Removed by PIC Sushi Units 50 F and 60 F - Food removed by PIC
• ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Raw fish stored in refrigeration units with and above ready to eat foods - Sushi Bar Preparing Sushi with raw fish on same cutting boards as ready to eat sushi - Sushi Barcritical
  Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Raw fish stored in refrigeration units with and above ready to eat foods - Sushi Bar Preparing Sushi with raw fish on same cutting boards as ready to eat sushi - Sushi Bar
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Utensils stored in standing water - Sushi bar and main bar Ice bucket not inverted to allow for proper drainage and air drying - Bar
  Food Utensil Storage • Utensils stored in standing water - Sushi bar and main bar Ice bucket not inverted to allow for proper drainage and air drying - Bar
• ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Food handlers not washing hand when donning on clean glove Hand sink at Sushi bar not operating in compliance with 105CMR590.000/1999 FDA food codecritical
  Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Food handlers not washing hand when donning on clean glove Hand sink at Sushi bar not operating in compliance with 105CMR590.000/1999 FDA food code
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Rust on top of beverage air unit - Sushi Bar Using crates for shelving - Sushi Bar and main level bar Broken glass doors on sushi refrigeration units - Sushi Bar Exposed wood on shelving - Bar area
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Rust on top of beverage air unit - Sushi Bar Using crates for shelving - Sushi Bar and main level bar Broken glass doors on sushi refrigeration units - Sushi Bar Exposed wood on shelving - Bar area
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • No thermometer - Sushi unit
  Equipment Thermometers • No thermometer - Sushi unit
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • In use wiping cloths not stored in sanitizing solution - Sushi Bar
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • In use wiping cloths not stored in sanitizing solution - Sushi Bar
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Built up soils on shelving - Bar area
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Built up soils on shelving - Bar area
• ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Pots pans bowls not inverted - Back storage area
  Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Pots pans bowls not inverted - Back storage area
• ⚠️Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Straws not individually wrapped or protected from contamination - Bar area
  Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Straws not individually wrapped or protected from contamination - Bar area
• ⚠️Re-use of Single Service Articles • Reusing single use food container - Discontinue provide NSF approved food storage containers for all food storage - Sushi Bar
  Re-use of Single Service Articles • Reusing single use food container - Discontinue provide NSF approved food storage containers for all food storage - Sushi Bar
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • No hot and cold running water through faucet at hand sink - Sushi Bar (Corrected on site) HVAC leaking above main level bar - Corrected on site
  Installed and Maintained • No hot and cold running water through faucet at hand sink - Sushi Bar (Corrected on site) HVAC leaking above main level bar - Corrected on site
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No hand soap paper towel dispenser empty (corrected on site) and no signage at hand sink - Sushi Bar Paper towels in soap dispenser soaked from leak above - Main level bar No dispenser for paper towels at hand sink - Ware washing/Back prep
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • No hand soap paper towel dispenser empty (corrected on site) and no signage at hand sink - Sushi Bar Paper towels in soap dispenser soaked from leak above - Main level bar No dispenser for paper towels at hand sink - Ware washing/Back prep
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Live cock roach on wall at Sushi Bar - Provide full extermination and IPM report prior to reinspection During inspection - PIC called exterminator and set up an extermination
  Insects Rodents Animals • Live cock roach on wall at Sushi Bar - Provide full extermination and IPM report prior to reinspection During inspection - PIC called exterminator and set up an extermination
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor not smooth durable and easily cleanable - Back storage Built up soils on floor under and behind equipment/shelving - Back storage
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor not smooth durable and easily cleanable - Back storage Built up soils on floor under and behind equipment/shelving - Back storage
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Built up soils on walls - Sushi Bar Chipped peeling paint on walls and ceiling - Sushi Bar Openings in walls to vent HVAC system above Sushi Bar - Provide proper covering for all openings Stained ceililng tiles - Dining area Ceiling between seating and sushi bar in disrepair Access panal not secure - Bathroom Tape on ceiling - Kitchen/prep/ware washing Door to mop sink rotted wood - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Built up soils on walls - Sushi Bar Chipped peeling paint on walls and ceiling - Sushi Bar Openings in walls to vent HVAC system above Sushi Bar - Provide proper covering for all openings Stained ceililng tiles - Dining area Ceiling between seating and sushi bar in disrepair Access panal not secure - Bathroom Tape on ceiling - Kitchen/prep/ware washing Door to mop sink rotted wood - Kitchen/prep/ware washing
• ⚠️Pesticide Usage • Can of Raid at Sushi Bar. When asked what it is used for PIC stated for cockroaches - PIC discarded product and was informed all pesticides must be applied by a licensed exterminatorcritical
  Pesticide Usage • Can of Raid at Sushi Bar. When asked what it is used for PIC stated for cockroaches - PIC discarded product and was informed all pesticides must be applied by a licensed exterminator
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Using cord under hand sink (wet area) Sushi Bar Unused and unnecessary articles and equipment stored on premises - throughout
  Premises Maintained • Using cord under hand sink (wet area) Sushi Bar Unused and unnecessary articles and equipment stored on premises - throughout
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC took corrective action during inspection. Multiple risk factors critical and non critical violations noted on inspection. All employees must be properly trained in food safety and sanitation as it relates to their assigned duties per code by the CFPM.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • PIC took corrective action during inspection. Multiple risk factors critical and non critical violations noted on inspection. All employees must be properly trained in food safety and sanitation as it relates to their assigned duties per code by the CFPM.

When was Snappy Sushi last inspected?

Snappy Sushi has 30 inspections on record going back to February 24, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Snappy Sushi 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 0% 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 11, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.