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Francisco's Cafe El Original
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJune 11, 2008
- address323 Washington St, Dorchester 02121
Is Francisco's Cafe El Original clean?
Francisco's Cafe El Original is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on June 11, 2008. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Francisco's Cafe El Original?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on June 11, 2008, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • Provide test kit for sanitizer.Test Kit Provided • Provide test kit for sanitizer.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Store wiping Cloths in Sanitizing SolutionWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Store wiping Cloths in Sanitizing Solution
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Post hand wash signage and paper towels.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Post hand wash signage and paper towels.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all clutter through out. All non in use equipment.Premises Maintained • Remove all clutter through out. All non in use equipment.
When was Francisco's Cafe El Original last inspected?
Francisco's Cafe El Original has 5 inspections on record going back to May 28, 2008.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| September 3, 2008 | closed by the city | |
| June 11, 2008 | Pass | |
| June 4, 2008 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2008 | Fail |
Francisco's Cafe El Original 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 14% 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 11, 2008. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.