Shenanagans Bar

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedApril 27, 2023
• address332 W Broadway, South Boston 02127

Is Shenanagans Bar clean?

Shenanagans Bar is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 27, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Shenanagans Bar?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 27, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Cleaning Procedure (P) • Upon inspection insufficient means to wash hands with no paper towels at both cookline handsink and no soap at one with no evidence of handwashing. Corrected on site.critical
  Cleaning Procedure (P) • Upon inspection insufficient means to wash hands with no paper towels at both cookline handsink and no soap at one with no evidence of handwashing. Corrected on site.
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food employees found without hair restraints. Provide.
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food employees found without hair restraints. Provide.
• ⚠️(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Certified food protection manager certifcate is expired. Provide current or proof of enrollment.
  (A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf) • Certified food protection manager certifcate is expired. Provide current or proof of enrollment.
• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chili on steam table 76F. Product out of temperature for less than an hour reheated to above 165F on cooktop range. COS.critical
  (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chili on steam table 76F. Product out of temperature for less than an hour reheated to above 165F on cooktop range. COS.
• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf) • Hot water at right cookline handsink is 69F. Repair.
  Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf) • Hot water at right cookline handsink is 69F. Repair.
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No soap at left cookline handsink. COS.
  Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No soap at left cookline handsink. COS.
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at both cookline handsinks. COS.
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • No paper towels at both cookline handsinks. COS.
• ⚠️Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Remove brooms and mops from in front of cookline handsink and prep sink
  Storing Maintenance Tools (C) • Remove brooms and mops from in front of cookline handsink and prep sink

When was Shenanagans Bar last inspected?

Shenanagans Bar has 53 inspections on record going back to April 16, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Shenanagans Bar vs South Boston Waterfront

South Boston Waterfront runs 93% clean across 391 tracked restaurants — 333 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 391 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston Waterfront, 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 April 27, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.