Picalonga Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Container of raw chicken stored over raw beef and pork. Store chicken below other meats according to final cooking temperature requirements. Corrected on site.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Pastelitos at 90-95F for approximately two hours. Discarded by PIC. Hold hot foods at 135F or above. Cook to order foods that have poor quality if hot held.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
  Inspector note: No vomit/diarrhea clean up kit on site.
  code 590.002/2-501.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: No test strips to test concentration of chlorine sanitizer. Provide test kit. Chlorine mixed according to manufacturer directions: 50ppm as tested by ISD
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wood Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Heavily scoured wooden cutting board. Discontinue use of wooden cutting board.
  code 590.004/4-101.17-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Aluminum foil covering shelving in kitchen. Discontinue use of foil to cover shelving. Need cleanable smooth surfaces.
  code 590.004/4-101.19-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
  Inspector note: Dead mouse on glue trap behind grease trap. Remove dead animals and insects from premises.
  code 590.006/6-501.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 4, 2021: 7 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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