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The Shames Cafe

Latest: FAIL November 17, 2025

🍽️ Cuisine: Cafe

📍 Neighborhood: South End

🚇 Nearest Transit: Massachusetts Avenue (Orange Line)

Address
100 E NEWTON ST
South End, MA 02118
Inspection History
14 inspections
5 failures
License
License #429445
Last inspected: November 17, 2025

Inspection History (14 most recent)

FAIL November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
1 violation
590.004/4-601.11-PF - (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf): Observed mold-like substances inside ice machine. Properly clean to remove all mold-like substances inside ice machine
PASS May 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
3 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Observed Certified Food Protection Manager certificates expired 2024. Provide confirmation of registered course to the Health Division immediately from provide listing | 590.003/3-...
FAIL May 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
3 violations
590.002(C)/2-102.12-C - (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C): Observed Certified Food Protection Manager certificates expired 2024. Provide confirmation of registered course to the Health Division immediately from provide listing | 590.003/3-...
PASS December 18, 2024 at 6:52 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-602.11-PF - Food Labels (Pf): Observed multiple grab and go items (fruit cups / snack trays / parfaits / muffins / cookies) stored for grab and go service without labels. Discussed with PIC to provide a label with the minimum requirement...
FAIL December 10, 2024 at 3:49 PM
2 violations
590.003/3-602.11-PF - Food Labels (Pf): Observed multiple grab and go items (fruit cups / snack trays / parfaits / muffins / cookies) stored for grab and go service without labels. Discussed with PIC to provide a label with the minimum requirement...
PASS May 13, 2024 at 2:20 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-303.12-C - Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C): Observed milk stored in ice chest. Discussed with PIC to discontinue practice and maintain no items inside ice. PIC removed | 590.003/3-602.11-PF - Food Labels (Pf):...
FAIL May 3, 2024 at 2:57 PM
3 violations
590.003/3-303.12-C - Storage or Display of Food in Contact with Water or Ice (C): Observed milk stored in ice chest. Discussed with PIC to discontinue practice and maintain no items inside ice. PIC removed | 590.003/3-602.11-PF - Food Labels (Pf):...
PASS April 24, 2023 at 2:40 PM
0 violations
PASS July 25, 2022 at 2:38 PM
0 violations
PASS January 28, 2022 at 3:29 PM
0 violations
PASS July 14, 2021 at 4:43 PM
0 violations
PASS March 9, 2021 at 4:40 PM
0 violations
PASS June 22, 2020 at 1:47 PM
2 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): Provide vomit/diarrhea clean up kit on site | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): No means to ware wash on site.PIC states that all ware washing will ...
FAIL June 8, 2020 at 3:24 PM
2 violations
590.002/2-501.11-PF - Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf): Provide vomit/diarrhea clean up kit on site | 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF - (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf): No means to ware wash on site.PIC states that all ware washing will ...
Data sourced directly from Boston Inspectional Services Department