El Jefe's Taqueria

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Grilled chicken 125F cooked steak 117F. Maintain at above 135F.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf)
  Inspector note: Establishment using shelf above stove to hot hold cooked chicken and steak. Use approved NSF grade hot holding equipment to maintain product temperature.
  code 590.004/4-301.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 4, 2020: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.