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Rinconcito Salvadoreno
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedSeptember 2, 2021
- address313 Meridian St, East Boston 02128
Is Rinconcito Salvadoreno clean?
Rinconcito Salvadoreno is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on September 2, 2021. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Rinconcito Salvadoreno?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 2, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing and hot holding.(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Retrain staff with regard to proper warewashing and hot holding.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed in use knife stored between equipment at prep area. Store properly on a clean/sanitize surface.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Observed in use knife stored between equipment at prep area. Store properly on a clean/sanitize surface.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • No wiping cloths sanitizing containers set up. PIC indicates that paper towels are used. Set up and use containers with sanitizing solutions to wipe the food prep surfaces.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • No wiping cloths sanitizing containers set up. PIC indicates that paper towels are used. Set up and use containers with sanitizing solutions to wipe the food prep surfaces.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Prep Area- Bag of onion place on the floor and under handsink box of tomato placed under the handsink. Elevate food items and move away from handsink.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Prep Area- Bag of onion place on the floor and under handsink box of tomato placed under the handsink. Elevate food items and move away from handsink.
- ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Hot Holding- Fish 100F and Pork 98F placed on top of hot holding line. PIC stated they have been out for 45 minutes and placed them for immediate re-heating to 165F. Mantain all TCS food at 135F or above.critical(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P) • Hot Holding- Fish 100F and Pork 98F placed on top of hot holding line. PIC stated they have been out for 45 minutes and placed them for immediate re-heating to 165F. Mantain all TCS food at 135F or above.
- ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Some refrigerating units without interior thermometers. Provide.Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C) • Some refrigerating units without interior thermometers. Provide.
- ⚠️Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • The food thermometers currently on site not working properly not measuring. Provide proper working food thermometers.Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf) • The food thermometers currently on site not working properly not measuring. Provide proper working food thermometers.
- ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Three Bay Sink covered with soiled dishes. When PIC set up the sanitizing bay registered less than 50ppm chlorine sanitizer. Set up three bay sink properly and perform proper warewashing (wash rinse sanitize). Ensure that sanitizer level for chlorine is mantained between 50-100ppm.criticalManual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P) • Three Bay Sink covered with soiled dishes. When PIC set up the sanitizing bay registered less than 50ppm chlorine sanitizer. Set up three bay sink properly and perform proper warewashing (wash rinse sanitize). Ensure that sanitizer level for chlorine is mantained between 50-100ppm.
When was Rinconcito Salvadoreno last inspected?
Rinconcito Salvadoreno has 27 inspections on record going back to January 30, 2014. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 18, 2023 | — | |
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| September 2, 2021 | Pass | |
| August 26, 2021 | Fail | |
| April 1, 2021 | Pass | |
| March 25, 2021 | Fail | |
| October 27, 2020 | Pass | |
| October 20, 2020 | Fail | |
| January 27, 2020 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2020 | Fail | |
| June 17, 2019 | Fail |
Rinconcito Salvadoreno vs East Boston
East Boston runs 92% clean across 529 tracked restaurants — 472 clean, 19 mid, 21 cooked.
Against the 529 spots Cooked tracks in East Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 7% 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 September 2, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.