El Pelon

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

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Checks marked passed

• ✓(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Hot Holding unit at serving line- Beef 121F Chicken 115F. Unit 165F. Per PIC-Food cooked this morning 90 minutes ago. Mantain at 135F or above. PIC placed food for immediate reheating at 165F or above.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: No evidence of proper warewashing. Wash and Sanitizing Bay set and in use the rinse bay used to place soiled pots. Discontinue. Set up properly three bay sink (including rinse bay) and perform proper warewashing all the time (wash rinse sanitize).
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)critical
  Inspector note: Sanitizer at three bay sink registered QUATs 500ppm+. Mantain between 200-400ppm.
  code 590.007/7-204.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
  Inspector note: Retrain staff with regard to proper hot holding handsink usage and proper warewashing.
  code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
  Inspector note: Observed hand sinks at cooking line and prep area used to store soiled utensils. Discontinue. Use for handwashing only.
  code 590.005/5-205.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: Two large containers used to store bulk food items at lower level without labels. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
  Inspector note: Observed open/used bags with bulk food items at lower level. Once open store properly in enclosed commercial grade containers.
  code 590.003/3-305.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 3, 2022: 7 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Analyze Boston.