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Andale! Mexican Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedAugust 3, 2012
- address125 Summer St, Boston 02111
Is Andale! Mexican Grill clean?
Andale! Mexican Grill is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 3, 2012. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Andale! Mexican Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 3, 2012, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • The salsa and the bean spread in the top of the flip top unit were at 48 F. The salsa was produced fresh in the morning. The product must be maintained below 45 F during the lunch service. The small Coca Cola unit utilized for cheese and bread storage was operating at approximately 47 F. The cheese must be maintained at 41 F or below in the unit.criticalCold Holding • The salsa and the bean spread in the top of the flip top unit were at 48 F. The salsa was produced fresh in the morning. The product must be maintained below 45 F during the lunch service. The small Coca Cola unit utilized for cheese and bread storage was operating at approximately 47 F. The cheese must be maintained at 41 F or below in the unit.
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Grated cheese within the Coca Cola unit was at 47 F. The cheese was delivered in the morning. The unit was experiencing difficulties in maintaining a proper cold holding temperature. Repair. The adjoining upright unit also appears to be experiencing difficulties in maintaining proper temperature control once cooked / hot materials are set in the unit to cool. Provide an alternate place for cooling to occur.Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Grated cheese within the Coca Cola unit was at 47 F. The cheese was delivered in the morning. The unit was experiencing difficulties in maintaining a proper cold holding temperature. Repair. The adjoining upright unit also appears to be experiencing difficulties in maintaining proper temperature control once cooked / hot materials are set in the unit to cool. Provide an alternate place for cooling to occur.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Raw chicken was stored above vegetables and cooked products within the two-door upright refrigerator. Provide proper storage.Food Protection • Raw chicken was stored above vegetables and cooked products within the two-door upright refrigerator. Provide proper storage.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The sanitizing solution within the sanitizing bucket located within the preparation area was at a concentration below 25 ppm. Correct.criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • The sanitizing solution within the sanitizing bucket located within the preparation area was at a concentration below 25 ppm. Correct.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • All food contact equipment must be washed rinsed and sanitized before storage. BISD observed the washing rinsing and storage of materials without proper sanitization. Provide.Food Contact Surfaces Clean • All food contact equipment must be washed rinsed and sanitized before storage. BISD observed the washing rinsing and storage of materials without proper sanitization. Provide.
- ⚠️Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Discontinue the storage of knives between equipment.Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils • Discontinue the storage of knives between equipment.
When was Andale! Mexican Grill last inspected?
Andale! Mexican Grill has 13 inspections on record going back to January 28, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| August 3, 2012 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2012 | Fail | |
| June 14, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 1, 2011 | Fail | |
| December 3, 2010 | Pass | |
| November 24, 2010 | Fail | |
| May 7, 2010 | Pass | |
| April 29, 2010 | Fail | |
| March 5, 2009 | — | |
| February 26, 2009 | Fail | |
| February 12, 2008 | — |
Andale! Mexican Grill vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 August 3, 2012. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.