El Paisa Restaurante

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Numbers and Capacities (Pf)
  Inspector note: Coffee hot foods and cookies sold in front of store without an immediate hand sink / Provide. Closest hand sink is more than 10 feet on the other side of the kitchen
  code 590.005/5-203.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
  Inspector note: Hood tag expired in July 2022 / Contact hood cleaning company ASAP
  code 590.006/6-201.17-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Chicken in steam table 93F / Taken to reheat steam table turned up / Provide 135F or greater
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Hot Water and Chemical-Methods (P)critical
  Inspector note: No sanitizer on site to wash in 3 bay sink / Provide
  code 590.004/4-703.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
  Inspector note: New owner is unclear on how to set up and what sanitizer to use in the 3 bay sink / She is currently taking a course for certification unclear where
  code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: Provide test kits for the sanitizer that will be used in the 3 bay sink
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: Provide allergen certificate
  code L2status: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 4, 2022: 2 findings recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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