Pollo Centro

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings4

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P)critical
  Inspector note: Employees unable to properly wash hands at blocked handsink
  code 590.002/2-301.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Observed raw foods and vegetables being prepared on same cutting surface
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Multiple foods including rice and a roast on the counter in ambient temperatures with a temperature of 76-81F. Voluntarily discarded at the time of the inspection
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: Employees using automated sanitizer dispenser at 3 bay sink that was not connected to sanitizer- Reviewed with staff. Quats tablets added to the water at the time of the inspection
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
  Inspector note: Handsink in back prep blocked by equipment
  code 590.005/5-205.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: Post a copy of the current Health Permit in the establishment in a conspicuous place for consumers
  code L1status: Fail

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Compared with Pass on October 5, 2020: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Analyze Boston.