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El Fongon Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 16, 2019
- address170 Blue Hill Av, Dorchester 02125
Is El Fongon Restaurant clean?
El Fongon Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 16, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Fongon Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 16, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit for quarts sanitizer provide.Test Kit Provided • No test kit for quarts sanitizer provide.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean sides inbetween and backsplash to cooking equipment.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean sides inbetween and backsplash to cooking equipment.
- ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • No trash recepticles near hand sinks provide.Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof • No trash recepticles near hand sinks provide.
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Clean exterior grounds to remove loose trash and debris.Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Clean exterior grounds to remove loose trash and debris.
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Clean floor below cooking equipment and regerator units to remove visible soil.Floors Designed Constructed Installed • Clean floor below cooking equipment and regerator units to remove visible soil.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Exhausthood sticker expired service by licnese hood cleaner post current sticker.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Exhausthood sticker expired service by licnese hood cleaner post current sticker.
- ⚠️Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • Staff clothing stored at food storage area provide proper storage at separate area.Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • Staff clothing stored at food storage area provide proper storage at separate area.
When was El Fongon Restaurant last inspected?
El Fongon Restaurant has 21 inspections on record going back to May 1, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| April 16, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 8, 2019 | Fail | |
| October 18, 2018 | Pass | |
| October 9, 2018 | Fail | |
| May 1, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 24, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 2, 2017 | Pass | |
| July 24, 2017 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 22, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 6, 2016 | Pass |
El Fongon Restaurant vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 April 16, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.