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Picasso Restaurant
- resultFail
- critical violations2
- last inspectedMarch 25, 2009
- address1296 Blue Hill Av, Mattapan 02126
Is Picasso Restaurant clean?
Picasso Restaurant is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 25, 2009. 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 Picasso Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 25, 2009, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Protection • Not all bulk food is kept covered properly.Food Protection • Not all bulk food is kept covered properly.
- ⚠️Handling of Food & Ice • Bulk food not using clean scoops. Some bulk food using cups instead of scoopsHandling of Food & Ice • Bulk food not using clean scoops. Some bulk food using cups instead of scoops
- ⚠️Equipment Thermometers • Some refrigerated unit with no thermometersEquipment Thermometers • Some refrigerated unit with no thermometers
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Dish Machine is not working properly. Rinse temperature 140 FcriticalFood Contact Surfaces Clean • Dish Machine is not working properly. Rinse temperature 140 F
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Dirty cloths laying allover Kitchen. Paper towels being used and left on counter and floor.Use proper wiping cloths proceduresWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Dirty cloths laying allover Kitchen. Paper towels being used and left on counter and floor.Use proper wiping cloths procedures
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Shelves in kitchen dirty and need to be cleaned and resealed.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Shelves in kitchen dirty and need to be cleaned and resealed.
- ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent activity in the kitchen and basement • Provide a Past Control Company's report which outlines the action plan that will be taken.Insects Rodents Animals • Evidence of rodent activity in the kitchen and basement • Provide a Past Control Company's report which outlines the action plan that will be taken.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors throughout the kitchen needs to be cleaned with attention to under equipmentImproper Maintenance of Floors • Floors throughout the kitchen needs to be cleaned with attention to under equipment
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Walls throughout kitchen are soiled and needs to be cleanedImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Walls throughout kitchen are soiled and needs to be cleaned
- ⚠️Mop Sink not Provided • Mops & Brooms not properly stored.Mop Sink not Provided • Mops & Brooms not properly stored.
- ⚠️Person in charge Assigned • No Person In Charge not certifiedcriticalPerson in charge Assigned • No Person In Charge not certified
When was Picasso Restaurant last inspected?
Picasso Restaurant has 9 inspections on record going back to July 12, 2007.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 30, 2009 | closed by the city | |
| April 3, 2009 | — | |
| March 25, 2009 | Fail | |
| November 7, 2008 | Pass | |
| October 24, 2008 | — | |
| July 12, 2007 | — | |
| July 12, 2007 | Fail |
Picasso Restaurant vs Mattapan
Mattapan runs 77% clean across 299 tracked restaurants — 217 clean, 38 mid, 26 cooked.
Against the 299 spots Cooked tracks in Mattapan, this one comes out cleaner than 1% 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 25, 2009. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.