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The Banshee
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
- address934 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02125
Is The Banshee clean?
The Banshee is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 31, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at The Banshee?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf) • Mussel tags not stored with mussels. Tags not available. Reviewed invoice. Store tags with mussels date for last piece sold and hold for 90 days.Shell stock Maintaining Identification (Pf) • Mussel tags not stored with mussels. Tags not available. Reviewed invoice. Store tags with mussels date for last piece sold and hold for 90 days.
- ⚠️Cooling (P) • Cooked potatoes in refrigerator at 60F. Staff stated cooked previous day. Discarded by PIC. Ensure potatoes are cooled completely prior to covering.criticalCooling (P) • Cooked potatoes in refrigerator at 60F. Staff stated cooked previous day. Discarded by PIC. Ensure potatoes are cooled completely prior to covering.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Floor drain at main bar with soils and debris. Soils and debris in basement under soda bibs and shelves. Clean and sanitize all areas to avoid attracting pests.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Floor drain at main bar with soils and debris. Soils and debris in basement under soda bibs and shelves. Clean and sanitize all areas to avoid attracting pests.
When was The Banshee last inspected?
The Banshee has 71 inspections on record going back to May 12, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 24, 2026 | Fail | |
| September 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 10, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 12, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 13, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 6, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 5, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 30, 2024 | Fail | |
| November 17, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 1, 2023 | Fail |
The Banshee vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.