La Cabra Restaurant
1294 BLUE HILL AV, MATTAPAN, MA 02126
Last inspected Oct 22, 2026
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 13 inspections on record for La Cabra Restaurant, spanning May 2025 to October 2026 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
The trend is positive: it improved from failed at the previous visit to passed now.
The most recent inspection noted 9 violations, none of them critical.
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Inspection history
Oct 22, 2026
✓9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Oct 15, 2026
✕9 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Food Storage Prohibited Areas (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
May 26, 2026
✓3 violations
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
May 7, 2026
✕10 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Storage Refuse Recyclables and Returnable (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Apr 29, 2026
✕10 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Storage Refuse Recyclables and Returnable (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Outer Openings Protected (C)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
Oct 1, 2025
✓1 violation
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Sep 11, 2025
✕2 violations
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
Aug 7, 2025
✕1 violation
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
Jul 30, 2025
–11 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Rinsing Procedures (C)
- (A) and (C) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
Jul 23, 2025
✕11 violations
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Rinsing Procedures (C)
- (A) and (C) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Storing (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
May 14, 2025
✓3 violations
- Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
May 12, 2025
✕13 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Using Drain Plugs (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
May 9, 2025
✕13 violations
- Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
- Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf)
- Service Sink (C)
- Using Drain Plugs (C)
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Handwashing Signage (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
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