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La Cuchara Restaurant Inc.
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 20, 2018
- address379 Blue Hill Av, Dorchester 02121
Is La Cuchara Restaurant Inc. clean?
La Cuchara Restaurant Inc. is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on November 20, 2018. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Cuchara Restaurant Inc.?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 20, 2018, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • No label on bulk food container provide with ingredient name.Food Container Labels • No label on bulk food container provide with ingredient name.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • No splash guard between Coffee station and hand sink provide. Doors missing on hot holding unit provide.Non-Food Contact Surfaces • No splash guard between Coffee station and hand sink provide. Doors missing on hot holding unit provide.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean sides inbetween and backsplash to cooking equipment. Clean interior of produce unit to remove visibles soil.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean sides inbetween and backsplash to cooking equipment. Clean interior of produce unit to remove visibles soil.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor below cooking equipment and preparation area to remove visible soil.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floor below cooking equipment and preparation area to remove visible soil.
- ⚠️Inadequate Lighting • Replace defective lightbulb at exhausthood.Inadequate Lighting • Replace defective lightbulb at exhausthood.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove clutter of paints and tools from rear storage area.Premises Maintained • Remove clutter of paints and tools from rear storage area.
When was La Cuchara Restaurant Inc. last inspected?
La Cuchara Restaurant Inc. has 23 inspections on record going back to June 15, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| November 20, 2018 | Pass | |
| November 13, 2018 | Fail | |
| January 24, 2018 | Pass | |
| January 10, 2018 | Fail | |
| August 18, 2017 | — | |
| August 4, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| February 21, 2017 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 28, 2016 | Pass | |
| October 21, 2016 | Pass |
La Cuchara Restaurant Inc. vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 November 20, 2018. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.