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Uncle Tetsu
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 9, 2026
- address23 Hudson St, Boston 02111
Is Uncle Tetsu clean?
Uncle Tetsu is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 9, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Uncle Tetsu?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Provide lables on all bulk storage containers.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Provide lables on all bulk storage containers.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean the ceiling vent in the rest room to remove dust buildup.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean the ceiling vent in the rest room to remove dust buildup.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The posted hood sticker expired on 6.14.25.Provide a proper hood cleaning from a licensed company.Post the new sticker. (there is no cook line equipment it appears that the hood is not in use)Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The posted hood sticker expired on 6.14.25.Provide a proper hood cleaning from a licensed company.Post the new sticker. (there is no cook line equipment it appears that the hood is not in use)
When was Uncle Tetsu last inspected?
Uncle Tetsu has 9 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| September 9, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2024 | Fail |
Uncle Tetsu vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 15% 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 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.