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El Paisa Restaurant No. 2
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 29, 2021
- address215 Border St, East Boston 02128
Is El Paisa Restaurant No. 2 clean?
El Paisa Restaurant No. 2 is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 29, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at El Paisa Restaurant No. 2?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 29, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to mantaining proper temperatures for TCS foods and monitor properly hand sinks for suply.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to mantaining proper temperatures for TCS foods and monitor properly hand sinks for suply.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Salami placed in ambient temperature 64F.PIC stated it had been out for 90 mins and placed it back inside refrigerating unit. Mantain 41F or below.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Salami placed in ambient temperature 64F.PIC stated it had been out for 90 mins and placed it back inside refrigerating unit. Mantain 41F or below.
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Hot Holding Line- Sausage 102F Pork Belly 111F. PIC placed them for reheating at 165F and increased the temperature of hot holding unit. Mantain at 135F or above.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Hot Holding Line- Sausage 102F Pork Belly 111F. PIC placed them for reheating at 165F and increased the temperature of hot holding unit. Mantain at 135F or above.
- ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Interior of several refrigerating units soiled. Clean properly.Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Interior of several refrigerating units soiled. Clean properly.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Discharge pipe from ice machine on serving line handsink. Remove and plunb properly.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Discharge pipe from ice machine on serving line handsink. Remove and plunb properly.
- ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Hand sink near cooking line and the one inside toilet without soap. Provide.Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf) • Hand sink near cooking line and the one inside toilet without soap. Provide.
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood Vent sticker expired. Provide a current one.Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood Vent sticker expired. Provide a current one.
When was El Paisa Restaurant No. 2 last inspected?
El Paisa Restaurant No. 2 has 14 inspections on record going back to March 14, 2018. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| September 14, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| July 29, 2021 | Pass | |
| July 22, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 1, 2021 | Pass | |
| January 25, 2021 | Fail | |
| August 28, 2020 | Pass | |
| August 21, 2020 | Fail | |
| November 4, 2019 | Pass | |
| October 25, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 26, 2019 | Pass | |
| April 19, 2019 | Fail |
El Paisa Restaurant No. 2 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 11% 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 July 29, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.