Papagayo

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 1, 2013
• address1 Chelsea St, Charlestown 02129

Is Papagayo clean?

Papagayo is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 1, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Papagayo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 1, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Protection • Walk in - Provide separate returnable storage shelf.
  Food Protection • Walk in - Provide separate returnable storage shelf.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Walk in freezer. defrost vent unit
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Walk in freezer. defrost vent unit
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Bar - Provide visible thermometer for beer keg reach in
  Equipment Thermometers • Bar - Provide visible thermometer for beer keg reach in
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Dishwasher - Sanitizer (chlorine) reading OPPm .critical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Dishwasher - Sanitizer (chlorine) reading OPPm .
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Kitchen _ Keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Kitchen _ Keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Bar-clean tonic hose holder
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Bar-clean tonic hose holder
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Kitchen -clean fryolator cabinets.
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Kitchen -clean fryolator cabinets.
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Dishwasher. Repair leaky plumbing to pre-wash sink drain.
  Installed and Maintained • Dishwasher. Repair leaky plumbing to pre-wash sink drain.
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Bar - Provide soap and paper towels for hand sink.
  Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Bar - Provide soap and paper towels for hand sink.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Kitchen-clean wall vents.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Kitchen-clean wall vents.

When was Papagayo last inspected?

Papagayo has 23 inspections on record going back to November 25, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Papagayo vs West End

West End runs 90% clean across 247 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 13 mid, 12 cooked.

Against the 247 spots Cooked tracks in West End, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 1, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.