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El Pilon
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMay 14, 2019
- address422 Geneva Av, Dorchester 02122
Is El Pilon clean?
El Pilon is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 14, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at El Pilon?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 14, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities • Replace all missing plugs at 3 bay sink.Dishwashng Facilities • Replace all missing plugs at 3 bay sink.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • No thermometer for one door upright provide. Unit at 40F-okEquipment Thermometers • No thermometer for one door upright provide. Unit at 40F-ok
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • No test kit for clorine sanitizer provide.Test Kit Provided • No test kit for clorine sanitizer provide.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of freezer to remove over icing. Clean inbetween sides and backsplash to remove visible soil.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean interior of freezer to remove over icing. Clean inbetween sides and backsplash to remove visible soil.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor below cooking and prep equipment to remove visible soil. Clean floor below storage shelving inside walk in cooler to remove visible soil.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor below cooking and prep equipment to remove visible soil. Clean floor below storage shelving inside walk in cooler to remove visible soil.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Exhausthood sticker expired service by licensed exhausthood cleaner and post current sticker. Replace all stained ceiling tiles surrounding exhausthood.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Exhausthood sticker expired service by licensed exhausthood cleaner and post current sticker. Replace all stained ceiling tiles surrounding exhausthood.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove clutter of boxes and tools from basement area and organize.Premises Maintained • Remove clutter of boxes and tools from basement area and organize.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • No food safety certification only allergen provide food safety certification.criticalPIC Performing Duties • No food safety certification only allergen provide food safety certification.
When was El Pilon last inspected?
El Pilon has 11 inspections on record going back to June 9, 2017.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| May 29, 2019 | — | |
| May 21, 2019 | — | |
| May 14, 2019 | Fail | |
| April 27, 2018 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2018 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2017 | — | |
| December 8, 2017 | Pass | |
| December 1, 2017 | Fail | |
| June 12, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2017 | Fail |
El Pilon vs Dorchester
Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 6% 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 May 14, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.