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Kitty O'shea's
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJune 26, 2013
- address131 State St, Boston 02109
Is Kitty O'shea's clean?
Kitty O'shea's is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 26, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Kitty O'shea's?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 26, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • The cheese is stored above the fill lines on the sandwich unit refrigerator on the cooking line. Store properly below the fill lines.Food Protection • The cheese is stored above the fill lines on the sandwich unit refrigerator on the cooking line. Store properly below the fill lines.
- ⚠️Reheating • Soups and other hot items are being reheated on the steam table. Reheat items properly.criticalReheating • Soups and other hot items are being reheated on the steam table. Reheat items properly.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • The pressure is not in the correct range at the upstairs bar dishwasher. Repair. The wash gauge on the downstairs dishwasher is not moving. Repair.Equipment Thermometers • The pressure is not in the correct range at the upstairs bar dishwasher. Repair. The wash gauge on the downstairs dishwasher is not moving. Repair.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • The both bar handsinks have separate hot and cold water faucets. Provide mixed hot and cold water so employees can adjust the temperature to properly wash their hands. The toilet in the upstairs men's bathroom is broken and leaking onto the floor. Repair or replace. The faucet at the three compartment sink in the kitchen is broken. Repair or replace. The three compartment sink in the kitchen is leaking. Repair.Installed and Maintained • The both bar handsinks have separate hot and cold water faucets. Provide mixed hot and cold water so employees can adjust the temperature to properly wash their hands. The toilet in the upstairs men's bathroom is broken and leaking onto the floor. Repair or replace. The faucet at the three compartment sink in the kitchen is broken. Repair or replace. The three compartment sink in the kitchen is leaking. Repair.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • There are no paper towels at the handsink in the dishroom. Provide.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • There are no paper towels at the handsink in the dishroom. Provide.
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • The employee bathroom doors are not self closing. Provide self-closing doors.Toilet Enclosed Clean • The employee bathroom doors are not self closing. Provide self-closing doors.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • There is a black liquid on the floor of the store room. Clean to remove.Improper Maintenance of Floors • There is a black liquid on the floor of the store room. Clean to remove.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The hood vent is missing a few filters. Provide. The fryolater is not working and it's soiled. Repair or replace broken equipment and clean to remove debris.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The hood vent is missing a few filters. Provide. The fryolater is not working and it's soiled. Repair or replace broken equipment and clean to remove debris.
- ⚠️Consumer Advisories • The consumer advisories are incomplete on the new menus. Provide complete consumer advisory. There is no allergen warning on the new menus. Provide.criticalConsumer Advisories • The consumer advisories are incomplete on the new menus. Provide complete consumer advisory. There is no allergen warning on the new menus. Provide.
When was Kitty O'shea's last inspected?
Kitty O'shea's has 23 inspections on record going back to November 14, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| July 8, 2013 | — | |
| June 26, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 2, 2012 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2012 | — | |
| January 25, 2012 | Fail | |
| July 1, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 23, 2011 | — | |
| June 9, 2011 | Fail |
Kitty O'shea's 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 1% of them.
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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 26, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.