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Salsa's Mexican Grilled
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedDecember 6, 2016
- address118 Dorchester St, South Boston 02127
Is Salsa's Mexican Grilled clean?
Salsa's Mexican Grilled is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on December 6, 2016. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Salsa's Mexican Grilled?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 6, 2016, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • PrvideFood Contact Surfaces Design • Prvide
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Remove sponges from the fod prep surfacesWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Remove sponges from the fod prep surfaces
- ⚠️Installed and Maintained • Leaking pipes under the three bay sink - repairInstalled and Maintained • Leaking pipes under the three bay sink - repair
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throughut the facility from all visible soilsImproper Maintenance of Floors • Clean floors throughut the facility from all visible soils
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls and ceiling from all visible soilsImproper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Clean walls and ceiling from all visible soils
- ⚠️Premises Maintained • Remove all loose trash and debris from the premises as discussedPremises Maintained • Remove all loose trash and debris from the premises as discussed
When was Salsa's Mexican Grilled last inspected?
Salsa's Mexican Grilled has 31 inspections on record going back to May 9, 2008. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| March 29, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| March 7, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| December 6, 2016 | Fail | |
| August 12, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 9, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 24, 2015 | Fail | |
| June 26, 2014 | Pass | |
| June 9, 2014 | Fail | |
| December 30, 2013 | — | |
| December 2, 2013 | Pass |
Salsa's Mexican Grilled vs South Boston
South Boston runs 91% clean across 192 tracked restaurants — 163 clean, 9 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 192 spots Cooked tracks in South Boston, this one comes out cleaner than 5% 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 December 6, 2016. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.