Pikalo J.P.

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 3, 2026
• address360 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Pikalo J.P. clean?

Pikalo J.P. is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 3, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pikalo J.P.?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 3, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Aluminum foil covering shelf over stove and panels around deep fryer. Discard foil and discontinue covering equipment.
  Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Aluminum foil covering shelf over stove and panels around deep fryer. Discard foil and discontinue covering equipment.
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C) • Counter top fryer unit not covered by exhaust hood or fire supression. Remove unit to prevent fire hazard.
  Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C) • Counter top fryer unit not covered by exhaust hood or fire supression. Remove unit to prevent fire hazard.
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Raw meat being prepped in 3 compartment sink. Prep raw meat in prep sink after washing vegetabloes. Clean and sanitize prep sink between uses.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Raw meat being prepped in 3 compartment sink. Prep raw meat in prep sink after washing vegetabloes. Clean and sanitize prep sink between uses.
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottles without label. Clearly label all chemical bottles.
  Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Chemical spray bottles without label. Clearly label all chemical bottles.
• ⚠️Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P) • Quats sanitizer in spray bottle testing over 500ppm. Dilute to 200ppm. Retrain staff to safely mix sanitizer.critical
  Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P) • Quats sanitizer in spray bottle testing over 500ppm. Dilute to 200ppm. Retrain staff to safely mix sanitizer.

When was Pikalo J.P. last inspected?

Pikalo J.P. has 24 inspections on record going back to April 5, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pikalo J.P. vs Mission Hill

Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.

Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 23% of them.

Other spots in Mission Hill

• ✓ Butterfly Coffee
  clean · August 23, 2024
• ✕ Across The Border & Vegan And Vegetarian
  cooked · January 12, 2023
• ✕ Ideal Cafe & Pizza
  cooked · June 12, 2024
• ✓ Yellow Door Taqueria
  clean · October 24, 2025
• ✓ El Oriental De Cuba
  clean · March 28, 2023
• ✓ Mario's
  clean · December 12, 2025

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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 3, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.