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Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 6, 2026
- address571 Washington St, Brighton 02135
Is Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food clean?
Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 6, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 6, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • No food handlers observed wearing hair restraints while handling food; provide effective hair restraints for food handlers.Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • No food handlers observed wearing hair restraints while handling food; provide effective hair restraints for food handlers.
- ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No V&D cleanup procedures or kit was able to be presented during the inspection; provide procedures to clean a vomit and diarrhea event.Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf) • No V&D cleanup procedures or kit was able to be presented during the inspection; provide procedures to clean a vomit and diarrhea event.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed scoops without handles stored inside bulk containers of foods; provide scoops with handles to prevent contamination by hands.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed scoops without handles stored inside bulk containers of foods; provide scoops with handles to prevent contamination by hands.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed opened in use bulk bags of rice and beans in back of house; store opened bulk food items in containers that are cleanable durable and non porous.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Observed opened in use bulk bags of rice and beans in back of house; store opened bulk food items in containers that are cleanable durable and non porous.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed multiple employees using hand sinks to fill containers of water due to the three compartment sinks being blocked by soiled wares; hand sinks should only be used for hand washing retrain staff.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Observed multiple employees using hand sinks to fill containers of water due to the three compartment sinks being blocked by soiled wares; hand sinks should only be used for hand washing retrain staff.
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed small dark rodent droppings on the outside of an opened bulk bag of rice; clean and sanitize the hallway leading to the outside of rodent droppings; provide the most recent pest control report and have your pest control operator perform a service before the scheduled reinspection with an IPM report that has no activity and no captures.Controlling Pests (Pf) • Observed small dark rodent droppings on the outside of an opened bulk bag of rice; clean and sanitize the hallway leading to the outside of rodent droppings; provide the most recent pest control report and have your pest control operator perform a service before the scheduled reinspection with an IPM report that has no activity and no captures.
- ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • There is a ceiling tile above the customer area in front of the hot holding line that is not secure to the ceiling; repair or replace the ceiling tile.Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C) • There is a ceiling tile above the customer area in front of the hot holding line that is not secure to the ceiling; repair or replace the ceiling tile.
- ⚠️Post signage stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available upon request"Post signage stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available upon request"
When was Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food last inspected?
Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food has 4 inspections on record going back to June 5, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 6, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 2, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| June 5, 2025 | Fail |
Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food 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 February 6, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.