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Tropical Foods/El Platanero
- resultFail
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 27, 2014
- address2101 Washington St, Roxbury 02119
Is Tropical Foods/El Platanero clean?
Tropical Foods/El Platanero is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 27, 2014. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Tropical Foods/El Platanero?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 27, 2014, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all defective equipment and scored cutting boards....Food Contact Surfaces Design • replace all defective equipment and scored cutting boards....
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces • reseal rusty shelving...Non-Food Contact Surfaces • reseal rusty shelving...
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean SanitizeWiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
- ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • defrost all freezers and clean all sinks throughout....Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • defrost all freezers and clean all sinks throughout....
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean and repair floor throughout as needed...clean floor drain covers...Improper Maintenance of Floors • clean and repair floor throughout as needed...clean floor drain covers...
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean walls and ceiling throughout as needed...clean all walkin compressors....repair walls as needed throughout...Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean walls and ceiling throughout as needed...clean all walkin compressors....repair walls as needed throughout...
- ⚠️Fixture's not properly shieldedFixture's not properly shielded
When was Tropical Foods/El Platanero last inspected?
Tropical Foods/El Platanero has 34 inspections on record going back to August 16, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 15, 2022 | — | |
| April 10, 2014 | — | |
| March 27, 2014 | Fail | |
| September 20, 2013 | — | |
| September 6, 2013 | Fail | |
| March 19, 2013 | Pass | |
| March 11, 2013 | Fail | |
| March 1, 2013 | Fail | |
| October 12, 2012 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2012 | Fail | |
| February 15, 2012 | Pass | |
| February 9, 2012 | — |
Tropical Foods/El Platanero vs South End
South End runs 81% clean across 691 tracked restaurants — 498 clean, 63 mid, 54 cooked.
Against the 691 spots Cooked tracks in South End, this one comes out cleaner than 9% 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 March 27, 2014. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.