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Great Chef
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 9, 2026
- address390 Chelsea St, East Boston 02128
Is Great Chef clean?
Great Chef 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 Great Chef?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 9, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Bag of onions stored on floor / Elevate at least 6" off of floorFood Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Bag of onions stored on floor / Elevate at least 6" off of floor
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chicken fingers 71F chicken wings 92F / Out at room temperature / PIC moved to walk in to cool down after being out for an hour. Provide 41F or belowcritical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Chicken fingers 71F chicken wings 92F / Out at room temperature / PIC moved to walk in to cool down after being out for an hour. Provide 41F or below
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Small rodent droppings noted throughout basement floors along the walls. No IPM reports available to review / Contact exterminator and provide last 3 months of IPM reportsControlling Pests (Pf) • Small rodent droppings noted throughout basement floors along the walls. No IPM reports available to review / Contact exterminator and provide last 3 months of IPM reports
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Deep clean floors in basement especially along the baseboard and wallCleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Deep clean floors in basement especially along the baseboard and wall
When was Great Chef last inspected?
Great Chef has 116 inspections on record going back to June 4, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 2, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2025 | Fail | |
| June 25, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 26, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 23, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 22, 2024 | closed by the city | |
| November 12, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 5, 2024 | Fail | |
| February 12, 2024 | Pass |
Great Chef vs East Boston
East Boston runs 91% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 466 clean, 18 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East 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 February 9, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.