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Shamrock Pub
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 15, 2026
- address501 E Eighth St, South Boston 02127
Is Shamrock Pub clean?
Shamrock Pub is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 15, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Shamrock Pub?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 15, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • Provide a designated handsink at the Bar & lower prep locationHandwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf) • Provide a designated handsink at the Bar & lower prep location
- ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • There is grease on the the outside sidewalk & exterior building wall.Clean to remove Maintain more frequent cleaning to remove grease buildup.Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • There is grease on the the outside sidewalk & exterior building wall.Clean to remove Maintain more frequent cleaning to remove grease buildup.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The exterior hood vent appears to be leaking grease on to the exterior building wall & sidewalk.Identify the issue & provide all necessary repairs. (issue to be discussed at the ISD Health office)Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • The exterior hood vent appears to be leaking grease on to the exterior building wall & sidewalk.Identify the issue & provide all necessary repairs. (issue to be discussed at the ISD Health office)
When was Shamrock Pub last inspected?
Shamrock Pub has 15 inspections on record going back to January 6, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | Fail | |
| April 10, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 27, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 14, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 15, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 8, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| January 3, 2024 | — |
Shamrock Pub vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 8% 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 15, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.