Papagayo

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedAugust 2, 2017
• address281 Summer St, Boston 02210

Is Papagayo clean?

Papagayo is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 2, 2017. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Papagayo?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 2, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Container Labels • Identify as discussed
  Food Container Labels • Identify as discussed
• ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided
  Food Thermometers Provided
• ⚠️PHF's Properly Thawed • Thawing food " pork butts " out at room temperature- thaw as discussed
  PHF's Properly Thawed • Thawing food " pork butts " out at room temperature- thaw as discussed
• ⚠️Food Protection • Keep tortilla chips elevated off the floor at least six inches during storage
  Food Protection • Keep tortilla chips elevated off the floor at least six inches during storage
• ⚠️Food Utensil Storage • Chef knives are being stored in between soiled equipment. relocate as discussed
  Food Utensil Storage • Chef knives are being stored in between soiled equipment. relocate as discussed
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Broken under counter refrigeration units on the cooking line. Repair or replace as discussed during inspection
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces • Broken under counter refrigeration units on the cooking line. Repair or replace as discussed during inspection
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Knive rack is visibly soiled - mixer blades - inside the lettuce spinner- wall mounted chopper Clean to remove all visible food spills stains and soilscritical
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Knive rack is visibly soiled - mixer blades - inside the lettuce spinner- wall mounted chopper Clean to remove all visible food spills stains and soils
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Set up as discussed
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Set up as discussed
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean ice machine as discussed
  Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean ice machine as discussed
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside and outside of all refrigeration units / cooking equipment inside microwave all sinks from visible food spills stains and soils
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Clean inside and outside of all refrigeration units / cooking equipment inside microwave all sinks from visible food spills stains and soils
• ⚠️Location Accessible • Handsink is blocked with soiled equipment Keep clear as discussedcritical
  Location Accessible • Handsink is blocked with soiled equipment Keep clear as discussed
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean entire floors throughout the facility from all visible food spills stains and soils
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean entire floors throughout the facility from all visible food spills stains and soils
• ⚠️Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Remove all flaking paint in the basement area
  Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed • Remove all flaking paint in the basement area
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents in the hood clean walls throughout kitchen from all visible soils
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean vents in the hood clean walls throughout kitchen from all visible soils
• ⚠️Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • Provide more shelving chairs and lockers in the employee changing rooms - keep clean on a regular basis
  Dressing Rooms Clean/Lockers Provided • Provide more shelving chairs and lockers in the employee changing rooms - keep clean on a regular basis
• ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all personal belongings from the food service areas and keep segregated as discussed
  Premises Maintained • Remove all personal belongings from the food service areas and keep segregated as discussed
• ⚠️Soiled Linen Storage • Visibly soiled aprons and uniforms discarded on the floor Store as discussed
  Soiled Linen Storage • Visibly soiled aprons and uniforms discarded on the floor Store as discussed
• ⚠️Proper storage of clean linen • Clean uniforms being stored on the soiled ground in the basement. store properly
  Proper storage of clean linen • Clean uniforms being stored on the soiled ground in the basement. store properly

When was Papagayo last inspected?

Papagayo has 18 inspections on record going back to November 8, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Papagayo vs Leather District

Leather District runs 86% clean across 188 tracked restaurants — 149 clean, 11 mid, 13 cooked.

Against the 188 spots Cooked tracks in Leather District, this one comes out cleaner than 0% 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 August 2, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.