• last posted resultPass · June 1, 2026
• critical violations2
• last inspectedJuly 15, 2026 →
• address1 Citywide St, Boston 02128

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Is Cool Shade 2 clean?

Cool Shade 2 is currently listed as closed by Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, as of its inspection on July 15, 2026. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected. The last result the city posted here was Pass on June 1, 2026, before the closure.

What did inspectors find at Cool Shade 2?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
• ⚠️(A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)

When was Cool Shade 2 last inspected?

Cool Shade 2 has 4 inspections on record going back to July 7, 2025.

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 July 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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