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Prietos Empanadas
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedFebruary 18, 2026
- address196 Humboldt Av, Dorchester 02121
Is Prietos Empanadas clean?
Prietos Empanadas is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 18, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Prietos Empanadas?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 18, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiples Squeeze bottle observed without label/ ProvideFood Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Multiples Squeeze bottle observed without label/ Provide
- ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood vent filters observed with grease build up. clean to removeVentilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood vent filters observed with grease build up. clean to remove
- ⚠️Outside Storage Prohibitions (C) • Grease Trap observed frozen and overflowing Grease and waste water were backing up and spilling onto the ground creating unsanitary conditions and potential enviromental contamination risk. Grease trap is not being properly maintained. Clean and sanitize the affected ground area to removeOutside Storage Prohibitions (C) • Grease Trap observed frozen and overflowing Grease and waste water were backing up and spilling onto the ground creating unsanitary conditions and potential enviromental contamination risk. Grease trap is not being properly maintained. Clean and sanitize the affected ground area to remove
- ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Bathroom celing observed damage .Repair ceiling to maintain the area in good conditionsWalls and Ceilings Attachments (C) • Bathroom celing observed damage .Repair ceiling to maintain the area in good conditions
- ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood and Ventilation tags with a past expiration date from May 10 2025.Address and provide up to date tags for the re-inspectionCleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood and Ventilation tags with a past expiration date from May 10 2025.Address and provide up to date tags for the re-inspection
- ⚠️Violation being issued for the non-payment of the 2026 Health Permit.Address and ensure payment is made no later than the end of the day on 2/10/2026Violation being issued for the non-payment of the 2026 Health Permit.Address and ensure payment is made no later than the end of the day on 2/10/2026
When was Prietos Empanadas last inspected?
Prietos Empanadas has 9 inspections on record going back to November 19, 2024.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| February 18, 2026 | Pass | |
| February 13, 2026 | Fail | |
| February 9, 2026 | Fail | |
| July 18, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 10, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| February 6, 2025 | Fail | |
| November 26, 2024 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2024 | Fail |
Prietos Empanadas 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 February 18, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.