Douzo Japanese Restaurant
Last inspected: Mar 19, 2026
47
Score
DOUZO JAPANESE RESTAURANT, located at 131 Dartmouth St, Boston, MA, had a high-risk inspection on March 19, 2026, with a score of 47. This inspection identified one critical violation, five major violations, and two minor violations, including issues with temperature measuring devices for warewashing. The restaurant has a history of mostly high-risk inspections over its 15 scored visits.
15
Inspections
1
Critical latest
5
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 19, 2026
Routine
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 2 minor violations.
47
Mar 12, 2026
Routine
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 2 minor violations.
47
Nov 26, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
74
Nov 18, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
74
Jun 17, 2025
Routine
2 minor violations.
90
Oct 4, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
52
Sep 23, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
52
Feb 14, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Feb 1, 2024
Routine
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Jul 10, 2023
Routine
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
52
Jul 3, 2023
Routine
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
52
Mar 13, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
58
Mar 6, 2023
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
58
Aug 30, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 3 minor violations.
45
Aug 23, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 3 minor violations.
45
Violations — Mar 19, 2026 Inspection
Warewashing machines temperature measuring devices (pf)
Inspector notes: Temperature gauges on high temperature dish machine are not labeled and they are inoperable when unit is run for a cycle. Repair.
590.004/4-204.115-PF
Temperature measuring devices manual and mechanical warewashing (pf)
Inspector notes: No irreversible indicator for high temp dish machine. Provide.
590.004/4-302.13-PF
(a) (b) and (c)(1) (4)-(16) demonstration (pf)
Inspector notes: Allergen awareness certificate expired. Provide current.
590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF
Reduced oxygen packaging criteria (pf)
Inspector notes: Establishment is ROP packaging raw lamb with other marinate. Product voluntarily discarded. Discontinue ROP packaging of foods without a HACCP plan and variance. Remove all ROP equipment unless approved by ISD Health.
590.003/3-502.12-PF
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: Raw chicken above fish in cookline reach in cooler. Corrected on site.
590.003/3-302.11-P
Wiping cloths use limitation (c)
Inspector notes: Several food employees wetting wiping cloths in handsink and wiping food contact surface (cutting boards) Store wiping cloths in approved sanitizer between uses.
590.003/3-304.14-C
Conformance with approved procedures (pf)
Inspector notes: Rice logs have not been completed since February 2026. Retrain staff. Test rice daily.
590.008/8-103.12-PF
Anti-choking
Inspector notes: 590.011 Choke save certificate expired. Provide current.
590.009(E)
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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