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Cape Verde Taste
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 31, 2026
- address481 Geneva Av, Dorchester 02124
Is Cape Verde Taste clean?
Cape Verde Taste is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 31, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Cape Verde Taste?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 31, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Missing a valid serve safe certificate. Provide and post(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Missing a valid serve safe certificate. Provide and post
- ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Top of deep freezer chest broke. RepairGood Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C) • Top of deep freezer chest broke. Repair
- ⚠️Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Heavy debris observed around the dumpster. Clean to removeMaintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C) • Heavy debris observed around the dumpster. Clean to remove
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Restroom missing signage. ProvideHandwashing Signage (C) • Restroom missing signage. Provide
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker exp 12/26. Provide proof of updated maintenance.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood sticker exp 12/26. Provide proof of updated maintenance.
- ⚠️Allergen certificate expired. Provide an updated certificate and post.Allergen certificate expired. Provide an updated certificate and post.
When was Cape Verde Taste last inspected?
Cape Verde Taste has 24 inspections on record going back to May 6, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 8, 2026 | — | |
| March 31, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 20, 2026 | Fail | |
| September 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 22, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 10, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 26, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 24, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 1, 2023 | — |
Cape Verde Taste vs Dorchester
Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 12% 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 March 31, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.