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Whiskey's Steakhouse & Saloon
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 10, 2020
- address885 Boylston St, Boston 02116
Is Whiskey's Steakhouse & Saloon clean?
Whiskey's Steakhouse & Saloon is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 10, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Whiskey's Steakhouse & Saloon?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 10, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interiors of several light shields to remove debris.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean the interiors of several light shields to remove debris.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floor behind bar to remove loose debris. Clean floor under/around kitchen ice machine to remove evidence of mouse droppings. Cook line-Clean wall behind char broiler to remove grease/soils. Clean ceiling tiles above char broiler station to remove food debris Basement store room-Clean floor to remove excess water build up.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean floor behind bar to remove loose debris. Clean floor under/around kitchen ice machine to remove evidence of mouse droppings. Cook line-Clean wall behind char broiler to remove grease/soils. Clean ceiling tiles above char broiler station to remove food debris Basement store room-Clean floor to remove excess water build up.
- ⚠️Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C) • Replace broken light shield-Corner storage room across from dish roomLight Bulbs Protective Shielding (C) • Replace broken light shield-Corner storage room across from dish room
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent activity observed.provide full pest report upon re-inspection.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent activity observed.provide full pest report upon re-inspection.
- ⚠️Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Remove/replace soiled glue boards-Basement prepRemoving Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C) • Remove/replace soiled glue boards-Basement prep
- ⚠️Identifying Information Prominence-Original Containers (Pf) • Properly label all chemical spray bottles.Identifying Information Prominence-Original Containers (Pf) • Properly label all chemical spray bottles.
When was Whiskey's Steakhouse & Saloon last inspected?
Whiskey's Steakhouse & Saloon has 59 inspections on record going back to July 20, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 10, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 30, 2020 | Fail | |
| August 15, 2019 | Pass | |
| August 7, 2019 | Fail | |
| May 7, 2019 | — | |
| April 30, 2019 | Fail | |
| December 10, 2018 | — | |
| June 29, 2018 | Pass | |
| June 20, 2018 | Fail | |
| October 16, 2017 | Pass | |
| October 3, 2017 | Fail |
Whiskey's Steakhouse & Saloon vs Back Bay
Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.
Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 February 10, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.