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La Catrina
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 31, 2022
- address1620 Commonwealth Av, Brighton 02135
Is La Catrina clean?
La Catrina is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 31, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Catrina?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 31, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing cold holding hot holding and proper warewashing.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing cold holding hot holding and proper warewashing.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cold Holding Unit At cooking line- Pulled chicken 64F Beef 57F Pork 53F. Unit 85F. PIC stated food placed there for about 1 hour and moved food to the other refrigerating unit. Mantain at 41F or below.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cold Holding Unit At cooking line- Pulled chicken 64F Beef 57F Pork 53F. Unit 85F. PIC stated food placed there for about 1 hour and moved food to the other refrigerating unit. Mantain at 41F or below.
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Hot Holding Unit- Rice 121F Beans 118F. Unit 164F but not filled properly with water. PIC refilled it and placed food for immediate reheating to 165F. Mantain all TCS foods at 135F or above.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Hot Holding Unit- Rice 121F Beans 118F. Unit 164F but not filled properly with water. PIC refilled it and placed food for immediate reheating to 165F. Mantain all TCS foods at 135F or above.
- ⚠️Warewashing Sinks and Drain boards Self-Draining (C) • Three bay sink missing drain plugs. Provide.Warewashing Sinks and Drain boards Self-Draining (C) • Three bay sink missing drain plugs. Provide.
- ⚠️Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Refrigerating unit at cooking line out of order registers 85F. Repair to mantain 41F or below.Cooling Heating and Holding Capacities-Equipment (Pf) • Refrigerating unit at cooking line out of order registers 85F. Repair to mantain 41F or below.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No sanitizing test strip on site. Provide.Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No sanitizing test strip on site. Provide.
- ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Wash Solution Temperature (Pf) • High Temp Dish Machine out of order. Repair or replace.Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Wash Solution Temperature (Pf) • High Temp Dish Machine out of order. Repair or replace.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • No evidence of proper warewashing. Three Bay Sink not set up missing drain plugs and no sanitizer test strip. PIC will get drain plugs ASAP and set up three bay sink properly. Provide proper warewashing all the time (wash rinse sanitize).criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • No evidence of proper warewashing. Three Bay Sink not set up missing drain plugs and no sanitizer test strip. PIC will get drain plugs ASAP and set up three bay sink properly. Provide proper warewashing all the time (wash rinse sanitize).
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Three bay sink leaking from the bottom pipe. Repair.criticalSystem Maintained in Good Repair (P) • Three bay sink leaking from the bottom pipe. Repair.
- ⚠️Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Floor at lower level soiled. Clean properly.Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C) • Floor at lower level soiled. Clean properly.
When was La Catrina last inspected?
La Catrina has 13 inspections on record going back to June 3, 2019. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| May 31, 2022 | Pass | |
| May 20, 2022 | Fail | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 5, 2021 | Pass | |
| October 29, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 30, 2021 | Pass | |
| April 23, 2021 | Fail | |
| December 8, 2020 | — | |
| June 26, 2020 | Pass | |
| March 12, 2020 | Fail | |
| June 6, 2019 | Pass |
La Catrina vs Brighton
Brighton runs 83% clean across 486 tracked restaurants — 393 clean, 43 mid, 35 cooked.
Against the 486 spots Cooked tracks in Brighton, this one comes out cleaner than 16% 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 May 31, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.