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Peruvian Taste Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 13, 2026
- address78 Arlington Av, Charlestown 02129
Is Peruvian Taste Restaurant clean?
Peruvian Taste Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on July 13, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Peruvian Taste Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 13, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • Facility observed with only one handsink on site. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report from a licensed plumber on the cost install of additional handsink to: [email protected] Plumbers report in process 7.13.26Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf) • Facility observed with only one handsink on site. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report from a licensed plumber on the cost install of additional handsink to: [email protected] Plumbers report in process 7.13.26
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention Device Location (C) • 2 bay sink observed without an air gap. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of air gap. (7.13.26) If an air gap is installed prior to the compliance inspection A Permit must be secured from Inspectional Services Plumbing Division prior to Commencement of any Plumbing work. Additionally a final approval from the plumbing inspector is required before a reinspection may be scheduled. Plumbers report was provided to be reviewed by ISD Health DivisionBackflow Prevention Device Location (C) • 2 bay sink observed without an air gap. PIC to provide detailed plumbers report on the cost of install of air gap. (7.13.26) If an air gap is installed prior to the compliance inspection A Permit must be secured from Inspectional Services Plumbing Division prior to Commencement of any Plumbing work. Additionally a final approval from the plumbing inspector is required before a reinspection may be scheduled. Plumbers report was provided to be reviewed by ISD Health Division
When was Peruvian Taste Restaurant last inspected?
Peruvian Taste Restaurant has 19 inspections on record going back to April 28, 2021. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 25, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 28, 2026 | Fail | |
| May 19, 2026 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| December 7, 2023 | Pass | |
| November 29, 2023 | Fail | |
| October 4, 2023 | Pass | |
| September 25, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| September 30, 2022 | Pass | |
| September 14, 2022 | Fail |
Peruvian Taste Restaurant vs Charlestown
Charlestown runs 92% clean across 198 tracked restaurants — 178 clean, 7 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 198 spots Cooked tracks in Charlestown, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 July 13, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.