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La Frontera Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 8, 2010
- address290 Bennington St, East Boston 02128
Is La Frontera Restaurant clean?
La Frontera Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 8, 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 Frontera Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 8, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Container Labels • Label any food containers to identify produjct properlyFood Container Labels • Label any food containers to identify produjct properly
- ⚠️Food Protection • Keep all foods elevated off the floor during storage Store eggs on bottom shelf in walk-in to reduce possible contaminationFood Protection • Keep all foods elevated off the floor during storage Store eggs on bottom shelf in walk-in to reduce possible contamination
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • Lid being used to scoop condiment. Discontinue and provide a food grade utensil with a handleFood Contact Surfaces Design • Lid being used to scoop condiment. Discontinue and provide a food grade utensil with a handle
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Pizza boards with handles are heavily soiled.Clean to remove Clean meat slicer on a more frequent basis from old food stains and soils Remove knife rack from previous location and put in a clean area to reduce any possible contaminationFood Contact Surfaces Clean • Pizza boards with handles are heavily soiled.Clean to remove Clean meat slicer on a more frequent basis from old food stains and soils Remove knife rack from previous location and put in a clean area to reduce any possible contamination
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside and outside of all refrigeratio units from old food spills and soils Clean counter on cooking line - underneath all the equipment from food spills stains and soils Clean all food containers and the lids from old food stainsNon-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside and outside of all refrigeratio units from old food spills and soils Clean counter on cooking line - underneath all the equipment from food spills stains and soils Clean all food containers and the lids from old food stains
- ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Keep all clean pots and pans inverted on the shelves during storageClean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Keep all clean pots and pans inverted on the shelves during storage
- ⚠️Toilet Enclosed Clean • Clean restroom from clutter and floor soilsToilet Enclosed Clean • Clean restroom from clutter and floor soils
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent droppings. Contact pest control companyInsects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent droppings. Contact pest control company
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throughout kitchen area from all visible stains and soilsImproper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throughout kitchen area from all visible stains and soils
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls and shelves throughout kitchen area and storage area from food spills stains and soils Vent above cooking line is covered in dust. Clean to remove all visible soilsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls and shelves throughout kitchen area and storage area from food spills stains and soils Vent above cooking line is covered in dust. Clean to remove all visible soils
- ⚠️Medicines FirstAid Storage • Remove asprins and any other medicine from kitchen area Label all clear plastic spray bottles to identify product properlycriticalMedicines FirstAid Storage • Remove asprins and any other medicine from kitchen area Label all clear plastic spray bottles to identify product properly
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove personal clothing baggage and clutterin kitchen and store in a segragated area away from any foods. Remove mail and old bowls that are near cutting boards to reduce any possible contaminationPremises Maintained • Remove personal clothing baggage and clutterin kitchen and store in a segragated area away from any foods. Remove mail and old bowls that are near cutting boards to reduce any possible contamination
- ⚠️PIC Knowledge • Food safety bcertificate has expired. Appointment 0n 3-23-10 has been madecriticalPIC Knowledge • Food safety bcertificate has expired. Appointment 0n 3-23-10 has been made
When was La Frontera Restaurant last inspected?
La Frontera Restaurant has 12 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 16, 2010 | — | |
| March 8, 2010 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2010 | Fail | |
| July 23, 2009 | Pass | |
| July 16, 2009 | — | |
| July 9, 2009 | Fail | |
| July 2, 2009 | Fail | |
| June 24, 2009 | Fail | |
| November 5, 2008 | Pass | |
| October 1, 2007 | Fail |
La Frontera Restaurant 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 5% 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 March 8, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.