Pibiar Grocery

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedFebruary 22, 2023
• address186 Heath St, Jamaica Plain 02130

Is Pibiar Grocery clean?

Pibiar Grocery is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 22, 2023. 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 Pibiar Grocery?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 22, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P) • Packaged foods out for retail sale have the labels and experation dates removed - discontinue practices as discussedcritical
  Safe Unadulterated and Honestly Presented (P) • Packaged foods out for retail sale have the labels and experation dates removed - discontinue practices as discussed
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Keep all foods elevated off the floors a minimum of six inches during storage
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C) • Keep all foods elevated off the floors a minimum of six inches during storage
• ⚠️Compliance with Food Law (P) • Stuffed pastry items are being sold by the front counter - no wholesale receipts on site - removed during inspection - discontinuecritical
  Compliance with Food Law (P) • Stuffed pastry items are being sold by the front counter - no wholesale receipts on site - removed during inspection - discontinue
• ⚠️Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C) • Remove all broken and unused refrigeration / freezer equipment
  Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (C) • Remove all broken and unused refrigeration / freezer equipment
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean to remove all visible food spills stains and soils in all refrigeration / freezer units
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean to remove all visible food spills stains and soils in all refrigeration / freezer units
• ⚠️Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Clean inside all trash receptacles daily to reduce rodent activity
  Cleaning Receptacles (C) • Clean inside all trash receptacles daily to reduce rodent activity
• ⚠️Outside Receptacles (C) • Overflowing dumpster in the rear - clean tp remove all loose trash and debris
  Outside Receptacles (C) • Overflowing dumpster in the rear - clean tp remove all loose trash and debris
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Clean floors throughout the store from all visible soils
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Clean floors throughout the store from all visible soils
• ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Scrape all peeling paint and then resurface as needed
  Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C) • Scrape all peeling paint and then resurface as needed
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent droppings - address as discussed
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of rodent droppings - address as discussed
• ⚠️Drying Mops (C) • Clean all soiled in use mops and store elevated off the floors after use
  Drying Mops (C) • Clean all soiled in use mops and store elevated off the floors after use

When was Pibiar Grocery last inspected?

Pibiar Grocery has 11 inspections on record going back to October 1, 2021.

Pibiar Grocery vs Mission Hill

Mission Hill runs 77% clean across 251 tracked restaurants — 186 clean, 24 mid, 31 cooked.

Against the 251 spots Cooked tracks in Mission Hill, this one comes out cleaner than 3% 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 22, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.