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El Rinconcito
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 22, 2026
- address226 Sumner St, East Boston 02128
Is El Rinconcito clean?
El Rinconcito is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 22, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at El Rinconcito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 22, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No procedure or supplies for vomit/ diarrhea clean up kit./ Provide complete vomit clean up kitClean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No procedure or supplies for vomit/ diarrhea clean up kit./ Provide complete vomit clean up kit
- ⚠️Assignment (Pf) • No posted certifications for food safety and allergen training. PIC stated (Steven) is certified. Post and ensure staff training is provided.Assignment (Pf) • No posted certifications for food safety and allergen training. PIC stated (Steven) is certified. Post and ensure staff training is provided.
- ⚠️Food Preparation (C) • There is no prep sink to wash produce Potatoes is being washed in the three bay sink. Provide a food prep sink to protect produce during preparation with proper air gap to sink drain/ provide a license plumber's report. 7/15/2026 variance form was provided at the time of compliance visit ( there is no availabel space to install a food prep sink)Food Preparation (C) • There is no prep sink to wash produce Potatoes is being washed in the three bay sink. Provide a food prep sink to protect produce during preparation with proper air gap to sink drain/ provide a license plumber's report. 7/15/2026 variance form was provided at the time of compliance visit ( there is no availabel space to install a food prep sink)
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed 1 live roach on the wall behind the oven./ Provide a detailed licensed exterminator’s report to [email protected]. IPM report should cite notation on drop ceiling inspection. 7/15/2026 During the compliance visit I observed multiples live roaches crawling throught the establisment . The pest control was on site on July 14 2026 and the live roaches may be due to the recent treatment. submit detailed IPM report from a licensed exterminator with no catch and no activity. increase visit recommended until issue is resolved.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed 1 live roach on the wall behind the oven./ Provide a detailed licensed exterminator’s report to [email protected]. IPM report should cite notation on drop ceiling inspection. 7/15/2026 During the compliance visit I observed multiples live roaches crawling throught the establisment . The pest control was on site on July 14 2026 and the live roaches may be due to the recent treatment. submit detailed IPM report from a licensed exterminator with no catch and no activity. increase visit recommended until issue is resolved.
When was El Rinconcito last inspected?
El Rinconcito has 52 inspections on record going back to September 21, 2012. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 15, 2026 | — | |
| July 8, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 20, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 12, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 4, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 3, 2025 | — | |
| January 27, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| March 4, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 23, 2024 | — | |
| February 16, 2024 | Fail |
El Rinconcito 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 10% 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 22, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.