Zaz Restaurant

1230 River St, Boston, MA 02136

Failed · Sep 8, 2025 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

  • Keeps coming up: Controlling pests, cited 5 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.
  • Passed 8 of 19 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected Sep 8, 2025: failed with 4 violations, 2 critical. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • 6 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 19 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Failed Sep 8

    Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Critical System maintained in good repair
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
  3. Failed Sep 3

    Inspection

    4 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical System maintained in good repair
    • Critical Controlling pests
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability
  4. Passed Aug 28

    Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Aug 25

    Inspection

    7 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Hand drying provision
    • Critical Handwashing cleanser availability
    • Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
    • Minor Maintaining premises unnecessary items and litter
    • Minor Outer openings protected
    • Minor Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods
    • Minor Cutting surfaces

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