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Umai Japanese Restaurant
224 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON, MA 02116
Last inspected Sep 10, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
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CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Umai Japanese Restaurant, spanning April 2021 to September 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Sep 10, 2026
✕2 violations
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings Utility Lines (C)
Aug 11, 2026
✕5 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings Utility Lines (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Aug 4, 2026
✕5 violations
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings Utility Lines (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Feb 3, 2026
✕4 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Jul 8, 2025
✕1 violation
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jul 5, 2024
✕4 violations
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jun 27, 2024
✕4 violations
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Mar 12, 2024
✕3 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Nov 13, 2023
✕7 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (P)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Aug 8, 2023
✕3 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Reheating for Hot Holding (P)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Mar 15, 2023
✕6 violations
- (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Warewashing Equipment Determining Chemical Sanitizer Concentration (Pf)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
Jan 18, 2023
–Dec 14, 2022
✓5 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Dec 6, 2022
✕5 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Jul 25, 2022
✓6 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jul 21, 2022
–6 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jul 18, 2022
–9 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jun 30, 2022
✕9 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Mar 4, 2022
✕8 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Feb 22, 2022
✕8 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (Pf)
Dec 17, 2021
✕7 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Aug 30, 2021
–10 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (P)
Aug 25, 2021
✕10 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Preventing Contamination from Hands (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Conformance with Approved Procedures (P)
Apr 8, 2021
✓1 violation
- (C)(2) (3) and (17) Demonstration (Pf)
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