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Chilacates
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 20, 2026
- address69 L St, South Boston 02127
Is Chilacates clean?
Chilacates is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 20, 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 May 20, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Preparation (C) • Food prep sink in main kitchen being used as a dump sink discontinue and poor grease and cooked food debris in ware washing area downstairsFood Preparation (C) • Food prep sink in main kitchen being used as a dump sink discontinue and poor grease and cooked food debris in ware washing area downstairs
- ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Filters at kitchen cooking line with carbon and grease build up clean to removeVentilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Filters at kitchen cooking line with carbon and grease build up clean to remove
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • Prep sink in kitchen area and prep sink in basement prep area without air gaps reapir by licensed plumbercriticalBackflow Prevention (P) • Prep sink in kitchen area and prep sink in basement prep area without air gaps reapir by licensed plumber
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (C) • Wall in back area for trash damaged and what appears to be a burrow hole for rodents repair and supply detailed exterminator report with findings and recommedationsControlling Pests (C) • Wall in back area for trash damaged and what appears to be a burrow hole for rodents repair and supply detailed exterminator report with findings and recommedations
When was Chilacates last inspected?
Chilacates has 17 inspections on record going back to April 11, 2023. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| May 6, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 19, 2025 | Pass | |
| November 12, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 13, 2025 | Pass | |
| January 6, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| April 2, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2024 | Fail |
Chilacates vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 May 20, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.