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El Kiosco
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 15, 2019
- address972 Saratoga St, East Boston 02128
Is El Kiosco clean?
El Kiosco is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 15, 2019. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Kiosco?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 15, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • Beef in hot holding 80F / Provide proper hot holding temperatures of 140F or greater at all times.criticalHot Holding • Beef in hot holding 80F / Provide proper hot holding temperatures of 140F or greater at all times.
- ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • Fish thawing out at room temperature / Discontine and thaw properly under cold running water or under refrigeration.PHF's Properly Thawed • Fish thawing out at room temperature / Discontine and thaw properly under cold running water or under refrigeration.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Pot of peeled plantains stored on floor packaged raw pork (temp - 37F) stored on floor / Elevate at least 6" off of floorFood Protection • Pot of peeled plantains stored on floor packaged raw pork (temp - 37F) stored on floor / Elevate at least 6" off of floor
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Employees unable to properly wash hands as hand sink is blocked.criticalAdequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • Employees unable to properly wash hands as hand sink is blocked.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Kitchen door open to the sidewalk / Provide a screen door or keep door closed.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Kitchen door open to the sidewalk / Provide a screen door or keep door closed.
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Bowl of fish thawing in basin of hand sink / Remove and ensure hand sink is kept free and clear at all times.criticalLocation Accessible • Bowl of fish thawing in basin of hand sink / Remove and ensure hand sink is kept free and clear at all times.
- ⚠️Person in charge Assigned • No CPIC on site. A certified person in charge must be on site during all operational hours / ProvidecriticalPerson in charge Assigned • No CPIC on site. A certified person in charge must be on site during all operational hours / Provide
When was El Kiosco last inspected?
El Kiosco has 33 inspections on record going back to October 6, 2009. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| February 15, 2019 | Pass | |
| February 4, 2019 | Fail | |
| January 5, 2018 | Pass | |
| December 28, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 7, 2017 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2017 | Fail | |
| September 23, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 16, 2016 | Fail | |
| July 19, 2016 | Pass | |
| July 12, 2016 | Fail | |
| September 15, 2015 | Pass |
El Kiosco vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 February 15, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.