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Chequers Coffee Express
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
- address72 E Concord St, Roxbury 02118
Is Chequers Coffee Express clean?
Chequers Coffee Express is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 9, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chequers Coffee Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post copies of both your current food safety and allergen awareness certificates on nsite as we discussed during the interview(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • Post copies of both your current food safety and allergen awareness certificates on nsite as we discussed during the interview
- ⚠️Food Labels (Pf) • Ensure all packaged foods [ in house ] made available for retail sale have a proper label stating the list of ingredients to properly identify the product [ muffins - cookies - brownies ]Food Labels (Pf) • Ensure all packaged foods [ in house ] made available for retail sale have a proper label stating the list of ingredients to properly identify the product [ muffins - cookies - brownies ]
- ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C) • Post signage at the designated hand sink stating " Hand Washing Only "Handwashing Signage (C) • Post signage at the designated hand sink stating " Hand Washing Only "
- ⚠️Unpaid fees for the 2026 City of Boston Health Permit [ $300.00 - does not include late fees and / or penalties ] Address immediatelyUnpaid fees for the 2026 City of Boston Health Permit [ $300.00 - does not include late fees and / or penalties ] Address immediately
When was Chequers Coffee Express last inspected?
Chequers Coffee Express has 44 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2026 | — | |
| February 9, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 2, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 10, 2025 | Fail | |
| May 21, 2025 | Pass | |
| May 13, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 25, 2024 | Fail | |
| March 22, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 14, 2024 | Fail | |
| August 29, 2023 | Pass |
Chequers Coffee Express vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, 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 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.