Checkmate Cafe
Last inspected: Nov 25, 2025
64
Score
The Checkmate Cafe, located at 900 South St in Roslindale, MA, underwent a moderate-risk inspection on November 25, 2025, with a score of 64. This inspection resulted in one critical violation concerning nonfood-contact surfaces, one major violation regarding ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking, and four minor violations. While the most recent inspection identified several issues, the facility has a historical pattern of mostly low-risk inspections across its 15 recorded evaluations.
15
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
4
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 25, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
64
Nov 18, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
64
Apr 1, 2025
Routine
1 major violation.
90
Mar 24, 2025
Routine
1 major violation.
90
Mar 3, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Feb 24, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
82
Nov 14, 2024
Routine
2 minor violations.
90
Apr 26, 2024
Routine
1 major violation.
90
Feb 26, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Jun 30, 2023
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Jun 23, 2023
Routine
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Sep 9, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
Aug 24, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
May 6, 2022
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Apr 26, 2022
Routine
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
86
Violations — Nov 25, 2025 Inspection
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Clean shelves below prep table in back room. Clean slicer and pizza machine. Clean plastic tubs in walk in of grime and some mold build up.
590.004/4-202.16-C
Surface characteristics-indoor areas (c)
Inspector notes: Door to walk in is peeling and rusty. Please scrap and paint.
590.006/6-101.11-C
Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking (pf)
Inspector notes: In walk in found sliced meats with no date markings. Please provide.
590.003/3-501.17-PF
Ventilation hood systems filters (c)
Inspector notes: Hood filters on cooking line will need to be cleaned. Hood expres this month. Please have the cleaned.
590.004/4-202.18-C
Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment chemical sanitization-temperature ph concentration and hardness (p)
Inspector notes: At the three bay sink no sanitizer is available. No warewashing taken place at this time. PIC has address this at this time.
590.004/4-501.114-P
Floors walls and ceilings-cleanability (c)
Inspector notes: Clean wall and floor behind and under the cooking line equipment.
590.006/6-201.11-C
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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