Brennan's Of Cleary Sq. is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 18, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Brennan's Of Cleary Sq.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 18, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
⚠️Spoilage Unsafe Food • Properly discard all adulterated food products in Rear storage area. • Properly remove all outdated cereal products from retail shelving. Exp. 1-14-07.critical
Spoilage Unsafe Food • Properly discard all adulterated food products in Rear storage area. • Properly remove all outdated cereal products from retail shelving. Exp. 1-14-07.
⚠️Food Protection • Properly store all juice products 6" from floor. • Properly store all soda products at least 6" from floor.
Food Protection • Properly store all juice products 6" from floor. • Properly store all soda products at least 6" from floor.
⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Properly repair and rodent proof base of Rear exit door.
Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Properly repair and rodent proof base of Rear exit door.
⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Properly clean and dust tops of all canned goods and boxes.
Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Properly clean and dust tops of all canned goods and boxes.
⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide liquid hand soap for sink in Restroom.
Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide liquid hand soap for sink in Restroom.
⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Properly clean and remove all evidence of mice droppings on bottom shelf of retail food area.
Insects Rodents Animals • Properly clean and remove all evidence of mice droppings on bottom shelf of retail food area.
⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • Povise missing light shield in front Retail ala.
Fixture's not properly shielded • Povise missing light shield in front Retail ala.
⚠️Separation/Sanitizer Criteria • Do not store cleaning chemicals next to food products in Retail area.critical
Separation/Sanitizer Criteria • Do not store cleaning chemicals next to food products in Retail area.
When was Brennan's Of Cleary Sq. last inspected?
Brennan's Of Cleary Sq. has 21 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
date
result
score
March 15, 2022
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September 18, 2018
Pass
November 16, 2017
Pass
May 10, 2017
Pass
October 14, 2016
Pass
March 28, 2016
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October 1, 2015
Pass
September 24, 2015
Fail
March 5, 2014
Pass
December 30, 2013
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October 31, 2013
Pass
December 30, 2012
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Brennan's Of Cleary Sq. vs Hyde Park
Hyde Park runs 77% clean across 181 tracked restaurants — 132 clean, 20 mid, 19 cooked.
Against the 181 spots Cooked tracks in Hyde Park, this one comes out cleaner than 21% of them.
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 18, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.