Great Chef
390 CHELSEA ST, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128
Last inspected Aug 31, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
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CleanPlate holds 25 inspections on record for Great Chef, spanning April 2019 to August 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held failed across its last two inspections.
The most recent inspection noted 2 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Aug 31, 2026
✕2 violations
- Service Sink (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
Aug 10, 2026
✕7 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jul 29, 2026
✕7 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Feb 2, 2026
✕4 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
Oct 29, 2025
✕6 violations
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
Feb 19, 2025
✕5 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Nov 5, 2024
✕4 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
Feb 5, 2024
✕3 violations
- Non-Continuous Cooking of Raw Animal Foods (Pf)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jan 12, 2024
✕6 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Grease Trap(C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Nov 7, 2023
✕2 violations
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
Jul 27, 2023
✕2 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Mar 8, 2023
✕4 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
Nov 9, 2022
✕1 violation
- When to Wash (P)
Jul 13, 2022
✕4 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 26, 2022
✕3 violations
- (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
Oct 27, 2021
✕9 violations
- Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (A) and (C) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Storage Refuse Recyclables and Returnable (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Jun 9, 2021
✕8 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Mar 10, 2021
✕6 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Cooling (P)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
- Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
Dec 7, 2020
✕6 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Food Preparation (C)
- (B) Cooling Methods (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Sep 15, 2020
✕3 violations
- Ice Used as Exterior Coolant Prohibited as Ingredient (P)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Feb 11, 2020
✕3 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
Nov 7, 2019
✓2 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
Aug 6, 2019
✕2 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Apr 9, 2019
✕1 violation
- Cold Holding
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