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Chili's Grill & Bar
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 25, 2008
- address100 Huntington Av, Boston 02116
Is Chili's Grill & Bar clean?
Chili's Grill & Bar is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 25, 2008. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Chili's Grill & Bar?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 25, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Interior of ice unit visibly soiled.Food Contact Surfaces Design • Interior of ice unit visibly soiled.
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Staff observed handling both dirty and clean pans without any handwashing.criticalAdequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Staff observed handling both dirty and clean pans without any handwashing.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • No drip lines at soda gun holders(bar).Under counter refridgerator door in disrepair(broken hinge) at hotline.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • No drip lines at soda gun holders(bar).Under counter refridgerator door in disrepair(broken hinge) at hotline.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No chlorine test strips to test sanitizer at dishmachine.Test Kit Provided • No chlorine test strips to test sanitizer at dishmachine.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Soda gun holders dirty at bar.Equipment and fixtures at hot line are visibly dirty/greasy.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Soda gun holders dirty at bar.Equipment and fixtures at hot line are visibly dirty/greasy.
- ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Pots/pans stored wet ontop of one another.Properly air-dry before storing.Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Pots/pans stored wet ontop of one another.Properly air-dry before storing.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors dirty.Evidence of rodent droppings on floor in upstairs storage room.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors dirty.Evidence of rodent droppings on floor in upstairs storage room.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Ceiling tile missing over dishmachine(clean side).Ceiling vents/fixtures throughout facility are dirty.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Ceiling tile missing over dishmachine(clean side).Ceiling vents/fixtures throughout facility are dirty.
When was Chili's Grill & Bar last inspected?
Chili's Grill & Bar has 7 inspections on record going back to August 28, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| March 4, 2008 | closed by the city | |
| February 25, 2008 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2007 | Pass | |
| November 14, 2007 | Fail | |
| September 7, 2007 | Pass | |
| August 28, 2007 | Fail |
Chili's Grill & Bar 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 5% 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 25, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.