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Ruka Restobar Nikkei

Latest: PASS June 6, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Bar

📍 Neighborhood: Leather District

🚇 Nearest Transit: Downtown Crossing (Red Line)

Address
505 WASHINGTON ST
Chinatown, MA 02111
Inspection History
19 inspections
7 failures
License
License #174385
Last inspected: June 6, 2025

Inspection History (19 most recent)

PASS June 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
8 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Noted staff not washing hands before making sushi at the station.Retrain staff to wash hands before preparing food | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Noted in use scoops for bulk...
FAIL May 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
8 violations
590.002/2-301.14-P - When to Wash (P): Noted staff not washing hands before making sushi at the station.Retrain staff to wash hands before preparing food | 590.003/3-304.12-C - In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C): Noted in use scoops for bulk...
PASS May 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-501.114-PF - Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf): Low temp bar machine not reading chlorine.Repair Maintain chlorine 50PPM or per manufactures instructions. ...
FAIL October 16, 2024 at 11:08 PM
3 violations
590.004/4-501.114-PF - Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf): Low temp bar machine not reading chlorine.Repair Maintain chlorine 50PPM or per manufactures instructions. ...
PASS November 15, 2023 at 8:01 PM
0 violations
PASS July 26, 2023 at 6:22 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Cooked pork coveredmin foil and plastic lid cooling in refrigerator at 125F for less than 30 minutes. Pork removed from cooking liquid and spread out on tray- 110F after 15 minutes Ensure cooked food...
FAIL July 20, 2023 at 6:50 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Cooked pork coveredmin foil and plastic lid cooling in refrigerator at 125F for less than 30 minutes. Pork removed from cooking liquid and spread out on tray- 110F after 15 minutes Ensure cooked food...
PASS December 22, 2022 at 7:20 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Shiitake salad in cooler with lid at 120F. Spread out on sheet tray 80F in 20 minutes. Do not cover cooked foods until cooled to 41F | 590.004/4-501.114-P - Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipme...
FAIL December 20, 2022 at 7:58 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-501.15-PF - (A )Cooling Methods (Pf): Shiitake salad in cooler with lid at 120F. Spread out on sheet tray 80F in 20 minutes. Do not cover cooked foods until cooled to 41F | 590.004/4-501.114-P - Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipme...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS May 25, 2022 at 7:37 PM
9 violations
590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf): Multiple containers of prepped vegetables without date marking. Cucumbers lpickled in-house dated 4/23. Discarded by PIC. All prepped foods held ore th...
FAIL May 18, 2022 at 7:20 PM
9 violations
590.003/3-501.17-PF - Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf): Multiple containers of prepped vegetables without date marking. Cucumbers lpickled in-house dated 4/23. Discarded by PIC. All prepped foods held ore th...
PASS W/ CONDITIONS September 24, 2021 at 5:13 PM
9 violations
590.003/3-402.11-P - Parasite Destruction (P): At the time of the inspection there were no letters of Guarantee on site from vendors. Provide yearly up to date letters for review by the City of Boston Health Department. | 590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonf...
FAIL September 9, 2021 at 4:56 PM
9 violations
590.003/3-402.11-P - Parasite Destruction (P): At the time of the inspection there were no letters of Guarantee on site from vendors. Provide yearly up to date letters for review by the City of Boston Health Department. | 590.004/4-202.16-C - Nonf...
PASS July 24, 2019 at 5:24 PM
0 violations
PASS July 3, 2018 at 1:30 AM
0 violations
PASS December 26, 2017 at 1:53 PM
0 violations
PASS April 11, 2017 at 3:53 PM
0 violations
PASS December 12, 2016 at 3:30 PM
1 violation
M-3-603.11 - Consumer Advisories: Items on menu not asterisked to denote raw or undercooked to consumer supply on all menu's
FAIL December 5, 2016 at 4:31 PM
1 violation
M-3-603.11 - Consumer Advisories: Items on menu not asterisked to denote raw or undercooked to consumer supply on all menu's
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department