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Salsas Mexican Grill
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 11, 2013
- address417 Washington St, Boston 02108
Is Salsas Mexican Grill clean?
Salsas Mexican Grill is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 11, 2013. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Salsas Mexican Grill?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 11, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • The beans are cooling in the walk-in in a deep covered container. Cool properly.Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods • The beans are cooling in the walk-in in a deep covered container. Cool properly.
- ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contamination • There are raw items stored above ready to eat vegetables in the reach-in coolers. Store properly.criticalSeparation Segregation Cross Contamination • There are raw items stored above ready to eat vegetables in the reach-in coolers. Store properly.
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Handsink fixtures are soiled. Clean to remove. The exterior of the rice cooker is encrusted with dried rice and the shelf it is stored on is also soiled with dried rice. Clean to remove. There is a wooden rolling cart that is soiled. Clean to remove and resurface if necessary.Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • Handsink fixtures are soiled. Clean to remove. The exterior of the rice cooker is encrusted with dried rice and the shelf it is stored on is also soiled with dried rice. Clean to remove. There is a wooden rolling cart that is soiled. Clean to remove and resurface if necessary.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Paper towels are outside of dispenser. Store properly.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Paper towels are outside of dispenser. Store properly.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The cooking line is encrusted with grease. Clean to remove. The hood above the cooking line is soiled. Clean to remove. The walls behind hte sinks are soiled. Clean.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • The cooking line is encrusted with grease. Clean to remove. The hood above the cooking line is soiled. Clean to remove. The walls behind hte sinks are soiled. Clean.
When was Salsas Mexican Grill last inspected?
Salsas Mexican Grill has 27 inspections on record going back to September 10, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| April 11, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2013 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| November 26, 2012 | Pass | |
| November 19, 2012 | Fail | |
| January 20, 2012 | Pass | |
| January 12, 2012 | Fail | |
| January 11, 2012 | — | |
| June 28, 2011 | Pass | |
| June 14, 2011 | Fail | |
| December 15, 2010 | Pass |
Salsas Mexican Grill vs Downtown
Downtown runs 90% clean across 1,016 tracked restaurants — 866 clean, 53 mid, 42 cooked.
Against the 1,016 spots Cooked tracks in Downtown, this one comes out cleaner than 10% 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 April 11, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.