Zaku Izakaya

520 Columbus Av, Boston, MA 02118

Failed · Aug 3, 2026 Directions
63
Poor BiteKarma score 63 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

  • Keeps coming up: Controlling pests, cited 5 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 7 of 16 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Aug 3, 2026: failed with 10 violations, 4 critical.
  • 9 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 16 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Aug 3

    Inspection

    10 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Conformance with approved procedures
    • Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
    • Critical Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature pH concentration and hardness
    • Critical Demonstration
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Anti-choking
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor Variances
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Sep 26

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Sep 17

    Inspection

    7 violations, 1 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Minor Removing dead or trapped birds insects rodents and other pest
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor System maintained in good repair
    • Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor Temperature measuring devices-functionality
  6. Passed Mar 25

    Reinspection

    No violations

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