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Moonshine 152
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 21, 2026
- address152 Dorchester Av, South Boston 02127
Is Moonshine 152 clean?
Moonshine 152 is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Moonshine 152?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Food containers stored in low boys uncovered. Provide a cover or wrapping to protect foods from contaminationPackaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Food containers stored in low boys uncovered. Provide a cover or wrapping to protect foods from contamination
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed squeeze bottles unidentified. Provide a label with the common name of food item stored insideFood Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed squeeze bottles unidentified. Provide a label with the common name of food item stored inside
- ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed multiple food containers stored directly into other foods on the cook line. Remove and discontinue practice. Maintain foods properly stored seperatelyMiscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Observed multiple food containers stored directly into other foods on the cook line. Remove and discontinue practice. Maintain foods properly stored seperately
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed heavy food debris and grease build up underneath cooking equipment. Clean to remove allFloors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Observed heavy food debris and grease build up underneath cooking equipment. Clean to remove all
When was Moonshine 152 last inspected?
Moonshine 152 has 29 inspections on record going back to February 11, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | Pass | |
| July 15, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| October 31, 2023 | — | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| October 28, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 19, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 1, 2021 | — | |
| November 5, 2020 | Pass |
Moonshine 152 vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 15% of them.
Other spots in Chinatown
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 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.