Hoshi Ya Sushi

529 Washington St, Boston, MA 02135

Passed re-check · Aug 5, 2026 Directions
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Poor BiteKarma score 58 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Last inspected Aug 5, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 28, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens, cited 3 times, plus 4 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 3 of 8 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 8 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Aug 5

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 28

    Inspection

    12 violations, 5 critical
    • Critical Consumption of animal foods that are raw undercooked or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
    • Critical Demonstration
    • Critical Conformance with approved procedures
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
    • Minor Effectiveness-hair restraints
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces nonfood-contact surfaces and utensils
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
    • Minor Cutting surfaces
    • Minor Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures
  4. 2025
  5. Failed Feb 5

    Inspection

    3 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Conformance with approved procedures
    • Minor Sponges use limitation
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
  6. 2024
  7. Passed Aug 6

    Reinspection

    No violations

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