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Pena Bani Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJanuary 28, 2026
- address4541 Washington St, Roslindale 02131
Is Pena Bani Restaurant clean?
Pena Bani Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on January 28, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pena Bani Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 28, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Raw chicken/cooked pork inside of the walk-in cooler at 45F. Address and ensure all TCs foods in walk-in cooler are at below 41F.critical(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Raw chicken/cooked pork inside of the walk-in cooler at 45F. Address and ensure all TCs foods in walk-in cooler are at below 41F.
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked chicken observed being stored above on top of the steam table at 112F. Disontinue and esnure all TCS foods are being maintained at 135F and above.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Cooked chicken observed being stored above on top of the steam table at 112F. Disontinue and esnure all TCS foods are being maintained at 135F and above.
- ⚠️Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability (Pf) • Paper cup being used to dispense out of bulk food bin in the basement storage area. Discontinue and provide a handled scoop to prevent contamination from hands.Food-Contact Surfaces-Cleanability (Pf) • Paper cup being used to dispense out of bulk food bin in the basement storage area. Discontinue and provide a handled scoop to prevent contamination from hands.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Walk-in cooler appears to be operating at slightly above the required 38-41F. Address and discontinue use unless the unit is able to maiintain a temperature of below 41F.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • Walk-in cooler appears to be operating at slightly above the required 38-41F. Address and discontinue use unless the unit is able to maiintain a temperature of below 41F.
- ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Soiled wipng cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution. Sanitizer in buckets registering at above the required 50-100ppm. Address and ensure all staff have been properly trained on how to set up and test sanitizing solution..Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • Soiled wipng cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution. Sanitizer in buckets registering at above the required 50-100ppm. Address and ensure all staff have been properly trained on how to set up and test sanitizing solution..
When was Pena Bani Restaurant last inspected?
Pena Bani Restaurant has 5 inspections on record going back to August 7, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 2026 | Pass | |
| January 21, 2026 | Fail | |
| September 30, 2025 | Pass | |
| September 15, 2025 | Fail | |
| August 7, 2025 | Fail |
Pena Bani Restaurant vs West Roxbury
West Roxbury runs 86% clean across 201 tracked restaurants — 165 clean, 15 mid, 12 cooked.
Against the 201 spots Cooked tracks in West Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 January 28, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.