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El Pollo Doreno
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedJune 19, 2015
- address309 Bennington St, East Boston 02128
Is El Pollo Doreno clean?
El Pollo Doreno is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 19, 2015. 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 Pollo Doreno?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 19, 2015, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Thermometers ProvidedFood Thermometers Provided
- ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint • No hair restraint worn by prep cook - provide Provide a clean outer garment when working with exposed foods in the prep areasClean Cloths Hair Restraint • No hair restraint worn by prep cook - provide Provide a clean outer garment when working with exposed foods in the prep areas
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Provide proper food grade utensils [ scoopd ] with handles when dispensing foods from containersFood Contact Surfaces Design • Provide proper food grade utensils [ scoopd ] with handles when dispensing foods from containers
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • Missing chlorine test strips -replaceTest Kit Provided • Missing chlorine test strips -replace
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents in the hood from visible carbon build upImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents in the hood from visible carbon build up
- ⚠️Labeled Common Name • Label all clear plastic spray bottles to properly identify the item [ oil -water - chemical ]criticalLabeled Common Name • Label all clear plastic spray bottles to properly identify the item [ oil -water - chemical ]
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove personal items from inside the oven and store as discussedPremises Maintained • Remove personal items from inside the oven and store as discussed
- ⚠️Consumer Advisories • CONSUMER ADVISORY IS NOT ON THE NEW MENU'S -PROVIDE AS DISCUSSEDcriticalConsumer Advisories • CONSUMER ADVISORY IS NOT ON THE NEW MENU'S -PROVIDE AS DISCUSSED
When was El Pollo Doreno last inspected?
El Pollo Doreno has 24 inspections on record going back to November 7, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| June 19, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 12, 2015 | Fail | |
| January 30, 2015 | Pass | |
| January 22, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 17, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 11, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| October 4, 2013 | Pass | |
| September 18, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — |
El Pollo Doreno vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 June 19, 2015. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.