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Pikalox
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 17, 2026
- address422 Geneva Av, Dorchester 02122
Is Pikalox clean?
Pikalox is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 17, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pikalox?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Product in walk in stored on the floor. Must be off the floor 6 inches.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Product in walk in stored on the floor. Must be off the floor 6 inches.
- ⚠️Thawing (C) • Container of cooked chicken thawing at room temperature. Please thaw the day before or under running water.Thawing (C) • Container of cooked chicken thawing at room temperature. Please thaw the day before or under running water.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to clean the inplace equipment in kitchen. Interior of the refrigeration will need to be cleaned. The shelves in the kitchen and basment. Please clean bulk food containers.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to clean the inplace equipment in kitchen. Interior of the refrigeration will need to be cleaned. The shelves in the kitchen and basment. Please clean bulk food containers.
- ⚠️Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C) • PIC has multiple Polar Springs 1 gallon jugs that are being reused for drinks. Discontinue and use a container that is washable and cen be sanitized.Single-Service and Single-Use Articles-Use Limitations (C) • PIC has multiple Polar Springs 1 gallon jugs that are being reused for drinks. Discontinue and use a container that is washable and cen be sanitized.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • PIC will need to clean the floor under and behind equipment in the kitchen and basement.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • PIC will need to clean the floor under and behind equipment in the kitchen and basement.
- ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • PIC will need to provide paper towels at the hand sink in the kitchen.Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • PIC will need to provide paper towels at the hand sink in the kitchen.
- ⚠️PIC will need to go to 1010 Mass Ave and address the payment of the 2026 Health permit. A link can also be emailed to you to pay on line.PIC will need to go to 1010 Mass Ave and address the payment of the 2026 Health permit. A link can also be emailed to you to pay on line.
When was Pikalox last inspected?
Pikalox has 29 inspections on record going back to January 11, 2022. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2026 | Fail | |
| November 5, 2025 | Pass | |
| October 30, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 22, 2025 | Fail | |
| April 17, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 10, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 8, 2024 | Fail | |
| November 1, 2024 | Fail | |
| October 31, 2024 | — | |
| February 14, 2024 | Pass |
Pikalox vs Dorchester
Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.