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Yamato Ii
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 1, 2026
- address545 Boylston St, Boston 02116
Is Yamato Ii clean?
Yamato Ii is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 1, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Yamato Ii?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • Observed the high temp dish machine at 164F rinse. We ran the machine a few times. On the 2nd try the alert went off no detergent. Replaced detergent ran a few other times. PIC had an irreversable thermometer. It would not stay on. No means to test the temperature. Provide means to test the temperature on the high temp dishmachine. Discontinue using dishmachine until repaired. Please use 3 bay sink. Both gauges on the high temp dishmachine are not working. Repair gauges.Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf) • Observed the high temp dish machine at 164F rinse. We ran the machine a few times. On the 2nd try the alert went off no detergent. Replaced detergent ran a few other times. PIC had an irreversable thermometer. It would not stay on. No means to test the temperature. Provide means to test the temperature on the high temp dishmachine. Discontinue using dishmachine until repaired. Please use 3 bay sink. Both gauges on the high temp dishmachine are not working. Repair gauges.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed large flies and drain flies throughout the kitchen. PIC stated the pest company was due to come out tomorrow at 11am. Provide detailed IPM report to the email provided for review. Observed food build up on the floor drains. Clean floor drains to remove food build up and help prevent with drain flies.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed large flies and drain flies throughout the kitchen. PIC stated the pest company was due to come out tomorrow at 11am. Provide detailed IPM report to the email provided for review. Observed food build up on the floor drains. Clean floor drains to remove food build up and help prevent with drain flies.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Observed fish boxes and plastic 5 gallon buckets being stored outside under the stairs. Observed debris and trash under stairs. Remove fish boxes 5 gallon containers and sweep debris under stairs. Observed broken refrigeration unit mop mop bucket trash and boxes being stored in the hallway. The hallway is a common area and it is not meant to be storing trash. Remove all trash and unnessary equipment. Discontinue using hallway for trash area.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Observed fish boxes and plastic 5 gallon buckets being stored outside under the stairs. Observed debris and trash under stairs. Remove fish boxes 5 gallon containers and sweep debris under stairs. Observed broken refrigeration unit mop mop bucket trash and boxes being stored in the hallway. The hallway is a common area and it is not meant to be storing trash. Remove all trash and unnessary equipment. Discontinue using hallway for trash area.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Observed a broom being used to help hold up the 3 bay sink. Remove and repair.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • Observed a broom being used to help hold up the 3 bay sink. Remove and repair.
When was Yamato Ii last inspected?
Yamato Ii has 104 inspections on record going back to June 24, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 28, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 22, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 21, 2026 | closed by the city | |
| January 12, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 5, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| December 18, 2025 | — | |
| December 16, 2025 | — | |
| December 9, 2025 | — | |
| December 2, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2025 | Pass |
Yamato Ii 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 19% 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 1, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.