Shabu Zen

14 Tyler St, Boston, MA 02111

Passed re-check · Sep 22, 2026 Directions
69
Poor BiteKarma score 69 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 Sep 22, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Jul 30, 2026.
  • Keeps coming up: Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation, cited 2 times, plus 7 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 6 of 16 graded inspections since 2023.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 16 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed Sep 22

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed Jul 30

    Inspection

    5 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Sanitizers criteria-chemicals
    • Critical Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing
    • Critical Backflow prevention
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • L1
  4. 2025
  5. Passed Sep 4

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed May 13

    Inspection

    1 violation
    • Minor Variances

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