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La Pupusa Guanaca
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 2, 2010
- address378 Centre St, Jamaica Plain 02130
Is La Pupusa Guanaca clean?
La Pupusa Guanaca is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 2, 2010. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at La Pupusa Guanaca?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 2, 2010, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Cooling • Beans and other items cooked in advance are cooling in deep pans at room temperature. Provide proper cooling methods to cool items from 140F to 70F in two hours and then from 70F to 41 F in an additional four hours. 3/2/2010criticalCooling • Beans and other items cooked in advance are cooling in deep pans at room temperature. Provide proper cooling methods to cool items from 140F to 70F in two hours and then from 70F to 41 F in an additional four hours. 3/2/2010
- ⚠️Cold Holding • Front Jordan Refrigerator is not running properly. Raw chicken 48 F. Cooked meat 48 F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below.criticalCold Holding • Front Jordan Refrigerator is not running properly. Raw chicken 48 F. Cooked meat 48 F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below.
- ⚠️Adequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • The employee is cooking food preparing tomales and handling money withput washing her hands. Train employees about proper handwashing and cross-contamination.criticalAdequate Handwashing/Where/When/How • The employee is cooking food preparing tomales and handling money withput washing her hands. Train employees about proper handwashing and cross-contamination.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • Provide a sanitizer test kit.Test Kit Provided • Provide a sanitizer test kit.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • The faucet at the three bay sink cannot fill all three compartments. Repair so equipment can be cleaned and sanitized. Provide a commercial grade sanitizer.criticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • The faucet at the three bay sink cannot fill all three compartments. Repair so equipment can be cleaned and sanitized. Provide a commercial grade sanitizer.
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • The kitchen sink faucet is broken. Repair.Installed and Maintained • The kitchen sink faucet is broken. Repair.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • There is no soap or paper towels at the handsink. Provide soap and paper towels at every handsink.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • There is no soap or paper towels at the handsink. Provide soap and paper towels at every handsink.
- ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed • The floors are in complete disrepair. There are numerous areas where the tiles have cracked and the exposed subfloor is in total disrepair. Repair the floors.Floors Designed Constructed Installed • The floors are in complete disrepair. There are numerous areas where the tiles have cracked and the exposed subfloor is in total disrepair. Repair the floors.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • The floors are soiled. Clean to remove food debris.Improper Maintenance of Floors • The floors are soiled. Clean to remove food debris.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood vent company is not using the right slicker. Verify that the company is approved by the Boston fire department www.cityofboston.gov/fire The vent filters are in the hood horizontal. Arrange the filters properly. The vent hood is soiled with grease. Clean to remove. Ceiling tiles are stained. Repair or replace.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Hood vent company is not using the right slicker. Verify that the company is approved by the Boston fire department www.cityofboston.gov/fire The vent filters are in the hood horizontal. Arrange the filters properly. The vent hood is soiled with grease. Clean to remove. Ceiling tiles are stained. Repair or replace.
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • The owner / manager is not performing there duties as evident through the numerous risk factor violation.criticalPIC Performing Duties • The owner / manager is not performing there duties as evident through the numerous risk factor violation.
When was La Pupusa Guanaca last inspected?
La Pupusa Guanaca has 11 inspections on record going back to October 3, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| October 19, 2010 | closed by the city | |
| March 2, 2010 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2010 | Fail | |
| November 12, 2009 | Fail | |
| September 11, 2009 | Fail | |
| May 11, 2009 | Fail | |
| April 28, 2009 | Fail | |
| October 24, 2008 | — | |
| October 3, 2007 | Pass |
La Pupusa Guanaca vs Mission Hill
Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.
Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 22% 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 2, 2010. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.