Cooked?
El Truinfo
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedSeptember 26, 2011
- address71 Broad St, Boston 02109
Is El Truinfo clean?
El Truinfo is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 26, 2011. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at El Truinfo?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 26, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Hot Holding • Refried beans sitting in sour cream container on shelf at 107.7F.Pic staes it should be in steamtable?criticalHot Holding • Refried beans sitting in sour cream container on shelf at 107.7F.Pic staes it should be in steamtable?
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Main refridge not working.Repair.Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • Main refridge not working.Repair.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Roof leaks.Damage to ceiling lights above stove in rear prep.Repair.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Roof leaks.Damage to ceiling lights above stove in rear prep.Repair.
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Burnt out bulbs in back kitchen(From roof leak?).Repair.Inadequate Lighting • Burnt out bulbs in back kitchen(From roof leak?).Repair.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC onsite during Inspection had no idea what a sanitizer used in facility was nor how to use.Staff observed washing hands in 3bay sink.Please train all staff on BASIC safe food principles and practices and ensure a Knowledgeable PIC is onsite daily to ensure compliance.PIC not familar with Temperature controls.criticalPIC Performing Duties • PIC onsite during Inspection had no idea what a sanitizer used in facility was nor how to use.Staff observed washing hands in 3bay sink.Please train all staff on BASIC safe food principles and practices and ensure a Knowledgeable PIC is onsite daily to ensure compliance.PIC not familar with Temperature controls.
When was El Truinfo last inspected?
El Truinfo has 9 inspections on record going back to February 25, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| October 4, 2011 | — | |
| September 26, 2011 | Fail | |
| July 25, 2011 | Pass | |
| July 20, 2011 | Fail | |
| May 12, 2011 | closed by the city | |
| March 16, 2011 | — | |
| March 9, 2011 | Fail | |
| February 25, 2011 | Pass |
El Truinfo vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 September 26, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.