Mcfadden's Saloon

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMay 29, 2012
• address148 State St, Boston 02109

Is Mcfadden's Saloon clean?

Mcfadden's Saloon is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 29, 2012. 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 Mcfadden's Saloon?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 29, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Discard all broken ice buckets.
  Food Contact Surfaces Design • Discard all broken ice buckets.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Rusted shelving
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Rusted shelving
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • Provide plugs for each bay of 3 bay sink
  Dishwashng Facilities • Provide plugs for each bay of 3 bay sink
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low temp dish machine 0 ppmcritical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Low temp dish machine 0 ppm
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of ice machine
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of ice machine
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean all cooking equipment free of built up soils • Clean exterior of ice machine • Clean interior and exterior of all refrigeration units • Defrost upright freezer
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean all cooking equipment free of built up soils • Clean exterior of ice machine • Clean interior and exterior of all refrigeration units • Defrost upright freezer
• ⚠️Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Straws not individually wrapped.
  Single Service Articles Stored Dispensed • Straws not individually wrapped.
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Repair leak at dish machine • Repair toilet
  Installed and Maintained • Repair leak at dish machine • Repair toilet
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Broken drying device • Drying device broken
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Broken drying device • Drying device broken
• ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • Door not self closing
  Toilet Enclosed Clean • Door not self closing
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of flies
  Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of flies
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor and floor drains • Clean floor under and behind all equipment • Repair steps to basement.
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor and floor drains • Clean floor under and behind all equipment • Repair steps to basement.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean ceiling vent • clean walls and all attachment. Replace missing wall base. • Clean walls vents and all attachments • Dusty ceiling vents and fixtures • Grease from hood leaking into light fixture. • Repair walls to basement • Replace missing ceiling tiles • Replace missing floor drain • Resurface walls. • Rodent proof all doors to the exterior
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean ceiling vent • clean walls and all attachment. Replace missing wall base. • Clean walls vents and all attachments • Dusty ceiling vents and fixtures • Grease from hood leaking into light fixture. • Repair walls to basement • Replace missing ceiling tiles • Replace missing floor drain • Resurface walls. • Rodent proof all doors to the exterior
• ⚠️Fixture's not properly shielded • Replace missing light shields
  Fixture's not properly shielded • Replace missing light shields
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Provide adequate lighting • Provide adequate lighting at all fixtures
  Inadequate Lighting • Provide adequate lighting • Provide adequate lighting at all fixtures
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all unused and unnecessary articles and equipment
  Premises Maintained • Remove all unused and unnecessary articles and equipment
• ⚠️Anti-Choking
  Anti-Choking
• ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Provide proof certified food handler is certified in Allergen awarenesscritical
  PIC Knowledge • Provide proof certified food handler is certified in Allergen awareness

When was Mcfadden's Saloon last inspected?

Mcfadden's Saloon has 24 inspections on record going back to November 2, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Mcfadden's Saloon vs North End

North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.

Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 May 29, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.