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Umi Japanese Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations3
- last inspectedJanuary 6, 2009
- address90 Peterborough St, Boston 02215
Is Umi Japanese Restaurant clean?
Umi Japanese Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 6, 2009. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Umi Japanese Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 6, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Refrigerator downstairs has no thermometer. Provide.Equipment Thermometers • Refrigerator downstairs has no thermometer. Provide.
- ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • Walk-in refrigerator: Raw items are stored above RTE. Store foods properly.criticalSeparation Segregation Cross Contamination • Walk-in refrigerator: Raw items are stored above RTE. Store foods properly.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Walk-ins: Items are stored on the ground. Store elevated. Ice cream in freezer is uncovered. Cover items during storage.Food Protection • Walk-ins: Items are stored on the ground. Store elevated. Ice cream in freezer is uncovered. Cover items during storage.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No chlorine test kit available for low temperature dishwasher. Provide. No quats test kit available for sanitizer at three-compartment sink. Provide.Test Kit Provided • No chlorine test kit available for low temperature dishwasher. Provide. No quats test kit available for sanitizer at three-compartment sink. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The low temperature dishwasher is not working. Repair.criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • The low temperature dishwasher is not working. Repair.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths are stored outside of sanitizer. Store properly.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths are stored outside of sanitizer. Store properly.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Kitchen: Frialator cabinet is soiled with grease. Clean to remove.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Kitchen: Frialator cabinet is soiled with grease. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Basement hand sink has no soap or paper towels. Provide. Kitchen handsink has no soap. Provide. Employee bathroom: Paper towels are stored outside of dispenser. Store properly.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Basement hand sink has no soap or paper towels. Provide. Kitchen handsink has no soap. Provide. Employee bathroom: Paper towels are stored outside of dispenser. Store properly.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Kitchen: Floors are soiled underneath equipment. Clean to remove. Basement: The paint on the floor is heavily worn. Resurface or replace.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Kitchen: Floors are soiled underneath equipment. Clean to remove. Basement: The paint on the floor is heavily worn. Resurface or replace.
- ⚠️Conformance w/ Approved Procedures • Sushi rice pH test expired. Provide current pH test. Letters of guarantee for fish are expired. Provide new letters. Sushi pH tests are not being taken daily. Ensure rice is tested daily.criticalConformance w/ Approved Procedures • Sushi rice pH test expired. Provide current pH test. Letters of guarantee for fish are expired. Provide new letters. Sushi pH tests are not being taken daily. Ensure rice is tested daily.
When was Umi Japanese Restaurant last inspected?
Umi Japanese Restaurant has 8 inspections on record going back to October 10, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| January 6, 2009 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2009 | Fail | |
| August 12, 2008 | — | |
| April 14, 2008 | — | |
| March 31, 2008 | Fail | |
| October 15, 2007 | — | |
| October 10, 2007 | Fail |
Umi Japanese Restaurant vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 January 6, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.