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Coogan's Bluff
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 22, 2026
- address171 Milk St, Boston 02110
Is Coogan's Bluff clean?
Coogan's Bluff is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Coogan's Bluff?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Pita bread and produce observed stored in container in alley way. Discontinue food storage in alley.Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C) • Pita bread and produce observed stored in container in alley way. Discontinue food storage in alley.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Excess pooling water in multiple locations in basement. Excess debris and dirt on basement floor. Musty odor observed in basement. De odorize as necessary. Clean to remove all excess water.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Excess pooling water in multiple locations in basement. Excess debris and dirt on basement floor. Musty odor observed in basement. De odorize as necessary. Clean to remove all excess water.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Dishwasher observed leaking. Repair as necessary.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Dishwasher observed leaking. Repair as necessary.
- ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Multiple holes in wall in the basement near the elevator area. Repair as necesary and seal all holes in basement.Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Multiple holes in wall in the basement near the elevator area. Repair as necesary and seal all holes in basement.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Rodent droppings observed in basement in the back storge area. Clean to remove and provide an updated pest report.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Rodent droppings observed in basement in the back storge area. Clean to remove and provide an updated pest report.
- ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Soiled trap in the back room in basement. Removed on site.Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Soiled trap in the back room in basement. Removed on site.
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all excess items that are not in use in the basement area. Remove all excess boxes from alley way.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove all excess items that are not in use in the basement area. Remove all excess boxes from alley way.
When was Coogan's Bluff last inspected?
Coogan's Bluff has 59 inspections on record going back to February 13, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2026 | Pass | |
| June 15, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 23, 2026 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 21, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 24, 2024 | Pass | |
| December 20, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 4, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2023 | Fail |
Coogan's Bluff vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 11% of them.
Other spots in Downtown
How Boston grades restaurants
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 June 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.