Cafe Latino

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 11, 2009 →
• address3 Center Plaza, Boston 02109

Is Cafe Latino clean?

Cafe Latino is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on May 13, 2009, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on March 11, 2009. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Cafe Latino?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 11, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Protection
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
• ⚠️Premises Maintained

Cafe Latino inspection and administrative history

Cafe Latino has 13 inspections on record going back to January 24, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 11, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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