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El Paisa Butcher Shop
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 9, 2014
- address1010 Bennington St, East Boston 02128
Is El Paisa Butcher Shop clean?
El Paisa Butcher Shop is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 9, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Paisa Butcher Shop?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 9, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Produce case-remove unnecessary paper on shelvingNon-Food Contact Surfaces • Produce case-remove unnecessary paper on shelving
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Produce-repair thermometer to case.Equipment Thermometers • Produce-repair thermometer to case.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Refill soap + paper towels in restroom.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Refill soap + paper towels in restroom.
When was El Paisa Butcher Shop last inspected?
El Paisa Butcher Shop has 14 inspections on record going back to May 17, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 17, 2015 | closed by the city | |
| April 9, 2014 | Pass | |
| April 1, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| March 19, 2013 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| July 16, 2012 | — | |
| October 28, 2011 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2011 | Fail | |
| December 8, 2010 | Pass | |
| November 30, 2010 | Fail |
El Paisa Butcher Shop 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 April 9, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.