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Chili Bento
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 7, 2026
- address1 Brighton Av, Allston 02134
Is Chili Bento clean?
Chili Bento is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 7, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Chili Bento?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 7, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths stored wet on counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Wiping cloths stored wet on counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several food items without date-marking. Provide.Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Several food items without date-marking. Provide.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Knives stroed soiled on magnetic strip. Clean and sanitize bebore storing away.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Knives stroed soiled on magnetic strip. Clean and sanitize bebore storing away.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Several shelves and counters soiled at prep and cooking areas. Exterior of several refrigerating units soiled. Exterior of cooking line equipment soiled.-- Clean all properly. Magnetic strip for knifes storage with rust and soiled. Clean properly.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Several shelves and counters soiled at prep and cooking areas. Exterior of several refrigerating units soiled. Exterior of cooking line equipment soiled.-- Clean all properly. Magnetic strip for knifes storage with rust and soiled. Clean properly.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood Vent with built up of grease and dust. Clean properly.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood Vent with built up of grease and dust. Clean properly.
When was Chili Bento last inspected?
Chili Bento has 30 inspections on record going back to October 18, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2026 | Pass | |
| April 30, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2025 | Fail | |
| September 11, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| June 5, 2025 | closed by the city | |
| September 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| August 26, 2024 | Fail | |
| December 21, 2023 | Pass | |
| December 15, 2023 | Fail | |
| April 13, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 6, 2023 | Fail |
Chili Bento vs Allston
Allston runs 88% clean across 493 tracked restaurants — 415 clean, 35 mid, 23 cooked.
Against the 493 spots Cooked tracks in Allston, 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 May 7, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.