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Don Tequeno Y Dona Arepa
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 1, 2025
- address401A Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130
Is Don Tequeno Y Dona Arepa clean?
Don Tequeno Y Dona Arepa is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 1, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Don Tequeno Y Dona Arepa?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 1, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC will need to review with staff not to block hand sinks and keep them stocke with soap and paper towels. Three bay sik will need to be set up properly to warewash equipment. All equipment in the restaurants needs to be working. Please have dishwasher repaired.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • PIC will need to review with staff not to block hand sinks and keep them stocke with soap and paper towels. Three bay sik will need to be set up properly to warewash equipment. All equipment in the restaurants needs to be working. Please have dishwasher repaired.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Please review with staff not to store tongs on oven door handle.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Please review with staff not to store tongs on oven door handle.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • PIC will need to set up a sanitizer bucket for wiping cloths to be stored in when not being used.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • PIC will need to set up a sanitizer bucket for wiping cloths to be stored in when not being used.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cheese out on counter on cooking line 52F and flip top had small covered containers above the fill line and temperatures between 49F to 51F.All food need to be stored at or below 41F.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cheese out on counter on cooking line 52F and flip top had small covered containers above the fill line and temperatures between 49F to 51F.All food need to be stored at or below 41F.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • tA this time found staff washing equipment with soap and rinsing under water. No sanitiaer set up. All equipment needs to fit into three bay sink.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • tA this time found staff washing equipment with soap and rinsing under water. No sanitiaer set up. All equipment needs to fit into three bay sink.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Both hand sinks in kitchen blocked with equipment. PIC removed items and will need to review with staff not to block sinks.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Both hand sinks in kitchen blocked with equipment. PIC removed items and will need to review with staff not to block sinks.
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No soap at one hand sinks in kitchen. PIC corrected and will need to review with staff to wash hands in hte hand sink and not three bay sink.Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • No soap at one hand sinks in kitchen. PIC corrected and will need to review with staff to wash hands in hte hand sink and not three bay sink.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • I was told that dishwasher at front counter was not working have repaired. Three bay sink is available but not set up correct. Please review with staff to set up all three bay of the sink to warewash.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • I was told that dishwasher at front counter was not working have repaired. Three bay sink is available but not set up correct. Please review with staff to set up all three bay of the sink to warewash.
- ⚠️PIC will need to take a on line class and get an Anti cholking certificate for the restaurant and train staff. Location has over 25 seats.PIC will need to take a on line class and get an Anti cholking certificate for the restaurant and train staff. Location has over 25 seats.
When was Don Tequeno Y Dona Arepa last inspected?
Don Tequeno Y Dona Arepa has 7 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 5, 2026 | — | |
| October 15, 2025 | — | |
| May 1, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 25, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| August 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| July 19, 2024 | Fail |
Don Tequeno Y Dona Arepa vs Mission Hill
Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 23% 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 May 1, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.