The Shames Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
  Inspector note: Post Pic's Food safety certificate on site as discussed - Fee for the 2026 City of Boston Health Permit is unpaid - needs to be addressed immediately
  code 590.002(C)/2-102.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: Unpaid Fee for the 2026 City of Boston Health Permit - Address
  code L1status: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 18, 2026: 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.