Chilacates

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 26, 2026
• address658 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Chilacates clean?

Chilacates is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 26, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Chilacates?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 26, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Squeeze bottles filled with dressings/sauces have no labels. Provide.
  Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Squeeze bottles filled with dressings/sauces have no labels. Provide.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knives observed being stored in between coolers. Discontinue and store all knives in a clean and protected manner.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Knives observed being stored in between coolers. Discontinue and store all knives in a clean and protected manner.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitzing solution.
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitzing solution.
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Large buckets containig chips observed being stored directly next to mop sink and dirty mops. Discontinue and store all foods in a clean and protected manner.
  Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C) • Large buckets containig chips observed being stored directly next to mop sink and dirty mops. Discontinue and store all foods in a clean and protected manner.
• ⚠️Thawing (C) • Raw frozen shrimp observed being stored in stagnant water. Discontinue and ensure proper thawing methods are in place.
  Thawing (C) • Raw frozen shrimp observed being stored in stagnant water. Discontinue and ensure proper thawing methods are in place.
• ⚠️Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability (Pf) • Plastic containers observed being used for dispensing out of bulk food bins. Discontiue and use handled scoops to prevent contamination from hands.
  Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability (Pf) • Plastic containers observed being used for dispensing out of bulk food bins. Discontiue and use handled scoops to prevent contamination from hands.
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Light above flat top stove top out.Replace.
  Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Light above flat top stove top out.Replace.

When was Chilacates last inspected?

Chilacates has 37 inspections on record going back to February 21, 2017. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Chilacates vs Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain runs 77% clean across 189 tracked restaurants — 139 clean, 22 mid, 20 cooked.

Against the 189 spots Cooked tracks in Jamaica Plain, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.

Other spots in Jamaica Plain

• ✕ Goodies Mini Mart
  mid · December 5, 2008
• ✕ Harvest Cooperative Supermarket
  mid · July 6, 2011
• ✕ Yanes Burrito's
  mid · January 7, 2026
• ✓ Monumental Cupcakes @ Jp Art Market
  clean · June 27, 2018
• ✓ Tedeschi Food Stores No. 395
  clean · May 17, 2011
• ✕ Sami's Wrap'n'roll
  cooked · October 13, 2011

See every restaurant inspection in Jamaica Plain →

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 26, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.