Yamato Ii

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: Salad unit broken - Repair or replace - Cooking line Contact paper on top of chest type freezer • No splash guards between hand sinks and prep stations at sushi bar (repeat violation) • Using crates for shelving
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Dusty ceiling vent in bathrooms Built up soils on walls ceiling and attachments at Sushi Bar Loose and missing ceiling tiles (storage room)
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: Evidence of rodent activity - Rodent dropping on floor under and behind equipment etc throughout Dining bar sushi bar kitchen/ware washing/storage areas Provide full extermination and IPM report
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Protection
  Inspector note: Items stored on top of ice machine • Scrub pad in food prep sink (kitchen)
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Utensil Storage
  Inspector note: Ice scoop not stored properly
  code 10-3-304.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: Provide tight fitting plugs for each bay of three bay sink (Ware washing)
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Built up soils on interior and exterior of refrigeration units throughout • Dusty portable fan
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage
  Inspector note: Pots pans bowls not inverted
  code 24-4-903.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Re-use of Single Service Articles
  Inspector note: Large straws not individually wrapped/protected from contamination • Reusing food containers that are not NSF approved.
  code 26-4-502.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: No drying device at hand sink (tea area) & (sushi bar)
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Cleaning of Receptacles
  Inspector note: No covers for trash receptacles throughout
  code 33-5-501.116* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Fixture's not properly shielded
  Inspector note: Light shield broken over 3 bay sink
  code 38-6-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: Remove all unused/unnecessary and broken items from establishment
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 9, 2016: 2 findings recurred. 11 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.