Cafeteria Y Pupuseria Karen

• resultFail
• critical violations5
• last inspectedFebruary 6, 2013 →
• address313 Meridian St, East Boston 02128

Is Cafeteria Y Pupuseria Karen clean?

Cafeteria Y Pupuseria Karen is no longer in business. Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division recorded it as out of business on August 18, 2014, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on February 6, 2013. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Cafeteria Y Pupuseria Karen?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
• ⚠️Food Protection
• ⚠️Good Hygienic Practicescritical
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided
• ⚠️Location Accessiblecritical
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
• ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed
• ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed
• ⚠️Labeled Common Namecritical
• ⚠️Soiled Linen Storage
• ⚠️PIC Knowledgecritical
• ⚠️PIC Performing Dutiescritical

Cafeteria Y Pupuseria Karen inspection and administrative history

Cafeteria Y Pupuseria Karen has 21 inspections on record going back to November 21, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.

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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.

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Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 6, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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