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El Paisa Ii
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 10, 2017
- address215 Border St, East Boston 02128
Is El Paisa Ii clean?
El Paisa Ii is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on October 10, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at El Paisa Ii?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 10, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • Hot Holding Line-Fried dough with beef 88F Rolled fried dough with pork 101F- PIC incresed the heat of hot holding unit and covered the food.criticalHot Holding • Hot Holding Line-Fried dough with beef 88F Rolled fried dough with pork 101F- PIC incresed the heat of hot holding unit and covered the food.
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Salad Unit- Sliced Tomatoe 47F Chopped Lettuce 45F. PIC covered the unit to maintain temperature. Eggs left in room temperature 80F. PIC placed them in the refrigerator unit. Maintain at 41F or below all PHFscriticalCold Holding • Salad Unit- Sliced Tomatoe 47F Chopped Lettuce 45F. PIC covered the unit to maintain temperature. Eggs left in room temperature 80F. PIC placed them in the refrigerator unit. Maintain at 41F or below all PHFs
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Salad Unit appears with layers of ice on the side and not maintaining temperature. Registering 46F. Repair to maintain 41F or below.Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Salad Unit appears with layers of ice on the side and not maintaining temperature. Registering 46F. Repair to maintain 41F or below.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths stored soiled/wet on the counter. Store properly in sanitizer solution.Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Wiping cloths stored soiled/wet on the counter. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Equipment and shelves at the cooking line and pizza station soiled . Clean properly.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Equipment and shelves at the cooking line and pizza station soiled . Clean properly.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor under and around the equipment soiled. Clean properly.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floor under and around the equipment soiled. Clean properly.
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Hood Vent with large amount of grease. Clean properly.Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Hood Vent with large amount of grease. Clean properly.
When was El Paisa Ii last inspected?
El Paisa Ii has 22 inspections on record going back to June 29, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| October 10, 2017 | Fail | |
| January 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2016 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2015 | Pass | |
| June 16, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 16, 2015 | — | |
| November 19, 2014 | Pass | |
| November 17, 2014 | Fail | |
| October 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| October 6, 2014 | Fail |
El Paisa Ii vs North End
North End runs 88% clean across 717 tracked restaurants — 579 clean, 37 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 717 spots Cooked tracks in North End, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 October 10, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.