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La Bendicion Supermarket
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedFebruary 1, 2010
- address32 Bennington St, East Boston 02128
Is La Bendicion Supermarket clean?
La Bendicion Supermarket is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 1, 2010. 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 La Bendicion Supermarket?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 1, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Safe Food Handeling InstructionsSafe Food Handeling Instructions
- ⚠️Food Protection • Cover all exposed foods during storage. Keep eggs stored on the bottom shelf during storageFood Protection • Cover all exposed foods during storage. Keep eggs stored on the bottom shelf during storage
- ⚠️Handling of Food & Ice • Taking raw fresh chicen legs from a 40 lb.box [using gloved hands] and re-packaging them into two piece trays for individual sale.No area to properly wash hands- clean and sanitize.Discontinue and only sell pre-packaged poultry.Handling of Food & Ice • Taking raw fresh chicen legs from a 40 lb.box [using gloved hands] and re-packaging them into two piece trays for individual sale.No area to properly wash hands- clean and sanitize.Discontinue and only sell pre-packaged poultry.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Whole chickens being stored in milk crate. Discontinue and provide a food grade containerFood Contact Surfaces Design • Whole chickens being stored in milk crate. Discontinue and provide a food grade container
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • No shelving in walk-in cooler.ProvideNon-Food Contact Surfaces • No shelving in walk-in cooler.Provide
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Missing thermometer in produce case.ProvideEquipment Thermometers • Missing thermometer in produce case.Provide
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean shelving throughout grocery aisles from all visible stains and soils Clean pipe that is holding pots and pans from visible soilsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean shelving throughout grocery aisles from all visible stains and soils Clean pipe that is holding pots and pans from visible soils
- ⚠️Outside Storage Improperly Maintained • Clean outside area from old milk crates loose trash and debrisOutside Storage Improperly Maintained • Clean outside area from old milk crates loose trash and debris
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of dead flies and bugs in light fixtures.Some evidence of rodent droppings on grocery shelves. Provide I.P.M reportInsects Rodents Animals • Evidence of dead flies and bugs in light fixtures.Some evidence of rodent droppings on grocery shelves. Provide I.P.M report
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throughout business from all visible stains and soils Clean rusted area on floor in walk inImproper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throughout business from all visible stains and soils Clean rusted area on floor in walk in
- ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Broken and stained ceiling tiles throughout store.Repair where neededWalls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Broken and stained ceiling tiles throughout store.Repair where needed
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Much clutter in rear and behind counter of store. Clean and organize as discussedPremises Maintained • Much clutter in rear and behind counter of store. Clean and organize as discussed
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • P.I.C. not overseeing day to day operation of establishment properly.FOCUS ON RISK FACTORScriticalPIC Performing Duties • P.I.C. not overseeing day to day operation of establishment properly.FOCUS ON RISK FACTORS
When was La Bendicion Supermarket last inspected?
La Bendicion Supermarket has 10 inspections on record going back to October 30, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| February 1, 2010 | Fail | |
| April 22, 2009 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2009 | Fail | |
| December 29, 2008 | — | |
| May 19, 2008 | Pass | |
| May 9, 2008 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2007 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2007 | Fail |
La Bendicion Supermarket 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 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 February 1, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.