Shake Shack
234 NEWBURY ST, BOSTON, MA 02116
Last inspected Oct 14, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Shake Shack, spanning July 2019 to October 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held passed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 1 violation, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Oct 14, 2026
✓1 violation
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
Apr 30, 2026
✓3 violations
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Apr 27, 2026
✕3 violations
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Aug 5, 2025
✓Jul 10, 2025
✓6 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- (A) Ceasing Operations and Reporting (Pf)
Jan 28, 2025
✓1 violation
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Aug 15, 2024
✓Mar 22, 2024
✓Jan 3, 2024
–Jul 10, 2023
✓4 violations
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
Jul 3, 2023
✕4 violations
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
May 16, 2023
✓2 violations
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Nov 29, 2022
✓9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
Nov 22, 2022
✕9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
May 2, 2022
✓5 violations
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)
Apr 25, 2022
✕5 violations
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)
Mar 15, 2022
–Mar 2, 2022
✓2 violations
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Oct 13, 2021
✕4 violations
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Oct 4, 2021
✕4 violations
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Feb 5, 2021
✓9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Anti-Choking
Jan 29, 2021
✕9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
- Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning System Vents (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
- Anti-Choking
Jun 10, 2020
✓1 violation
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Aug 7, 2019
✓7 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- Covering Receptacles (C)
- Cleaning Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Storing Maintenance Tools (C)
Jul 29, 2019
–18 violations
- Cleaning Procedure (P)
- When to Wash (P)
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks Installation (Pf)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Covering Receptacles (C)
- Cleaning Receptacles (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Storing Maintenance Tools (C)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Separation-Storage (P)
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