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Picalonga Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 21, 2024
- address744 Dudley St, Dorchester 02125
Is Picalonga Restaurant clean?
Picalonga Restaurant is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 21, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Picalonga Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 21, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed multiple squeeze bottle stored without identification. Discussed with PIC to ensure all bulk containers and squeeze bottles are properly stored with labels of identification of food stored insideFood Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Observed multiple squeeze bottle stored without identification. Discussed with PIC to ensure all bulk containers and squeeze bottles are properly stored with labels of identification of food stored inside
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed utensils stored in stagnant water. Discussed with PIC the procedures for in use utensils. PIC corrected on siteIn-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed utensils stored in stagnant water. Discussed with PIC the procedures for in use utensils. PIC corrected on site
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed smashed plaintains stored in steam table @ 125F. Discussed with PIC to maintain hot holding @ 135F and above. PIC added additional water to touch bottom of shallow pan on site.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Observed smashed plaintains stored in steam table @ 125F. Discussed with PIC to maintain hot holding @ 135F and above. PIC added additional water to touch bottom of shallow pan on site.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed food spills inside cake display unit. Clean to remove all food debris / spills.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • Observed food spills inside cake display unit. Clean to remove all food debris / spills.
- ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Observed hot water not working at hand sink in the prep kitchen. Contact licensed plumber for repairs and ensure hot running water is throughout establishment.System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Observed hot water not working at hand sink in the prep kitchen. Contact licensed plumber for repairs and ensure hot running water is throughout establishment.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels in restroom. Discussed with PIC to maintain hand towels at all hand sinks including restroom. PIC corrected on siteHand Drying Provision (Pf) • Observed no paper towels in restroom. Discussed with PIC to maintain hand towels at all hand sinks including restroom. PIC corrected on site
- ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Provide most current pest reports for the establishmentControlling Pests (Pf) • Provide most current pest reports for the establishment
When was Picalonga Restaurant last inspected?
Picalonga Restaurant has 15 inspections on record going back to July 19, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 21, 2024 | Pass | |
| March 13, 2024 | Fail | |
| January 3, 2024 | — | |
| June 2, 2023 | Pass | |
| May 25, 2023 | Fail | |
| May 22, 2023 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2023 | Pass | |
| February 1, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 25, 2023 | Fail | |
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| October 15, 2022 | Pass | |
| October 7, 2022 | — |
Picalonga Restaurant vs Roxbury
Roxbury runs 83% clean across 708 tracked restaurants — 559 clean, 69 mid, 49 cooked.
Against the 708 spots Cooked tracks in Roxbury, this one comes out cleaner than 17% 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 March 21, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.