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Purple Shamrock
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 1, 2012
- address1 Union St, Boston 02108
Is Purple Shamrock clean?
Purple Shamrock is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 1, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Purple Shamrock?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 1, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided • Kitchen Provide food thermometer.Food Thermometers Provided • Kitchen Provide food thermometer.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Basement -Provide covers for plastic food storage containers (potatoes Onions)Food Contact Surfaces Design • Basement -Provide covers for plastic food storage containers (potatoes Onions)
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Bar -Provide visible thermometer for beer chest.Equipment Thermometers • Bar -Provide visible thermometer for beer chest.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Kitchen - Remove frayed wiping cloths and store cloths in sanitizer.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Kitchen - Remove frayed wiping cloths and store cloths in sanitizer.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Bar. Provide drain hose for tonic hose holder. • Basement -Seal any exposed insulation on plumbing where necessary.Installed and Maintained • Bar. Provide drain hose for tonic hose holder. • Basement -Seal any exposed insulation on plumbing where necessary.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Basement-clean floor in walk in freezer. • Basement -Clean iron stairwell to basement.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Basement-clean floor in walk in freezer. • Basement -Clean iron stairwell to basement.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Kitchen-teal any openings in kitchen ceiling.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Kitchen-teal any openings in kitchen ceiling.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Basement -Remove any unnecessary articles.Premises Maintained • Basement -Remove any unnecessary articles.
When was Purple Shamrock last inspected?
Purple Shamrock has 22 inspections on record going back to November 16, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 7, 2012 | — | |
| August 1, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 6, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 26, 2012 | Fail | |
| November 15, 2011 | Pass | |
| September 9, 2011 | Fail | |
| September 7, 2011 | Fail | |
| February 23, 2011 | Pass | |
| February 14, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 25, 2010 | Pass | |
| October 18, 2010 | Fail |
Purple Shamrock 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 5% 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 August 1, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.