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La Esperanza Market
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMay 16, 2014
- address238 Meridian St, East Boston 02128
Is La Esperanza Market clean?
La Esperanza Market is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on May 16, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at La Esperanza Market?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on May 16, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Providerovide proper labels for all packaged food products.Food Container Labels • Providerovide proper labels for all packaged food products.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Do not put price labels on expiration dates of baby food. • Elevate foods 6" off floor in walk in.Food Protection • Do not put price labels on expiration dates of baby food. • Elevate foods 6" off floor in walk in.
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Provide thermometers where necessary.Equipment Thermometers • Provide thermometers where necessary.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Clean restroom and provide hand wash sign.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Clean restroom and provide hand wash sign.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean entire basement floor and steps.Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean entire basement floor and steps.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean dust on vent fan screens in walk in refrigerator.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean dust on vent fan screens in walk in refrigerator.
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all unnecessary articles from basement. • Rewove any unnecessary cardboard from shelving in walk in.Premises Maintained • Remove all unnecessary articles from basement. • Rewove any unnecessary cardboard from shelving in walk in.
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Cease all food preparation in basement.criticalPIC Knowledge • Cease all food preparation in basement.
When was La Esperanza Market last inspected?
La Esperanza Market has 9 inspections on record going back to December 11, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| November 14, 2014 | closed by the city | |
| May 16, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 8, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| July 8, 2013 | Pass | |
| July 1, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 18, 2012 | Pass | |
| December 11, 2012 | Fail |
La Esperanza Market 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 7% 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 16, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.