Cooked?
Washin
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 4, 2026
- address212 Stuart St, Boston 02116
Is Washin clean?
Washin is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 4, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Washin?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 4, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • During the inspection observed employees handling and preparing foods without effective hair restraints; discussed with person in charge and they were able to provide effective hair restraints for their employees; employees should always wear hair restraints when handling and preparing food.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • During the inspection observed employees handling and preparing foods without effective hair restraints; discussed with person in charge and they were able to provide effective hair restraints for their employees; employees should always wear hair restraints when handling and preparing food.
- ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • The person in charge who is a certified food protection manager was unable to properly demonstrate how to measure the pH of acidified rice and was not able to name the five reportable symptoms and six reportable foodborne illnesses; provide a person in charge that is knowlegable about food safety illness policy and sanitization.(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • The person in charge who is a certified food protection manager was unable to properly demonstrate how to measure the pH of acidified rice and was not able to name the five reportable symptoms and six reportable foodborne illnesses; provide a person in charge that is knowlegable about food safety illness policy and sanitization.
- ⚠️(A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C) • At the high temperature warewashing machine the final rinse gauge did not go past 160F during three cycles while the irreversible thermometer read 175F after each cycle; repair or replace the external final rinse thermometer at the high temperature warewashing machine.(A) and (C) Good Repair and Calibration-Utensils and Temperature and Pressure Measuring Devices (C) • At the high temperature warewashing machine the final rinse gauge did not go past 160F during three cycles while the irreversible thermometer read 175F after each cycle; repair or replace the external final rinse thermometer at the high temperature warewashing machine.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • During the inspection observed two different employees wash utensils and fill bowls with water at the hand sink at the sushi bar area; retrain staff to utilize hand sinks for handwashing only.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • During the inspection observed two different employees wash utensils and fill bowls with water at the hand sink at the sushi bar area; retrain staff to utilize hand sinks for handwashing only.
- ⚠️Conformance with Approved Procedures (P) • Observed that there is no 2026 labratory test results for pH test of acidified rice the one on site expired in February of 2026 there is no 2026 letter of parasite destruction from seafood suppliers the letters on site expired in January of 2026 the pH buffer solutions expired in 2025 the pH meter being used requires two buffer solutions but the HACCP plan calls for only using a 4.0 pH buffer the establishment has been using "still" water instead of distilled water to calibrate the pH meter; provide updated paperwork as discussed provide updated pH buffer solution the person in charge was able to provide distilled water after buying some from a nearby store and retrain staff on properly following your approved HACCP plan.criticalConformance with Approved Procedures (P) • Observed that there is no 2026 labratory test results for pH test of acidified rice the one on site expired in February of 2026 there is no 2026 letter of parasite destruction from seafood suppliers the letters on site expired in January of 2026 the pH buffer solutions expired in 2025 the pH meter being used requires two buffer solutions but the HACCP plan calls for only using a 4.0 pH buffer the establishment has been using "still" water instead of distilled water to calibrate the pH meter; provide updated paperwork as discussed provide updated pH buffer solution the person in charge was able to provide distilled water after buying some from a nearby store and retrain staff on properly following your approved HACCP plan.
- ⚠️Provide signage visible to customers stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available to view upon request." Provide and post allergy awareness poster in back of house for staffProvide signage visible to customers stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available to view upon request." Provide and post allergy awareness poster in back of house for staff
When was Washin last inspected?
Washin has 8 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | — | |
| May 4, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 9, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 3, 2025 | — | |
| January 31, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| February 20, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 16, 2024 | Fail |
Washin vs Bay Village
Bay Village runs 88% clean across 350 tracked restaurants — 292 clean, 16 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 350 spots Cooked tracks in Bay Village, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 May 4, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.