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Tropical Foods/El Platanero

February 9, 2012 · Administrative hearing

🫥not rated

official resultAdministrative hearing
inspection typeRetail Food
failed findings4
critical findings0

📁 This is an administrative record, not a health inspection. It does not replace the restaurant's latest meaningful health result.

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Failed findings

Insects Rodents Animals

Inspector note: rice bag shelving/remove evidence of rodent droppings from floor under black dunage racks 3rd floor re-claim room/remove evidence of flies
code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Food Protection

Inspector note: provide food service grade carts for raw meat/remove carts
code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
premises not properly maintained or cleaned

Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
Inspector note: repair white wall in meat room hallway and entrance to meat room
code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Inadequate Lighting

Inspector note: retail/freezer reach in unit/replace burnt out light
code 38-6-303.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

Separation Segregation Cross Contaminationcritical

Inspector note: display case/provide proper storage of raw turkey necks not to be stored above cooked salami and provide proper storage of ground beef
code 08-3-302.11/3-304.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
Food Contact Surfaces Clean

Inspector note: produce room/properly sanitize knives and cutting boards
code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Pass
Dishwashng Facilities

Inspector note: meat room/provide proper drain plugs to 3 bay sink
code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Equipment Thermometers

Inspector note: provide thermometer to true opened air display case provide thermometer to 1 door reach in at aisle 5
code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage

Inspector note: 2 nd floor restroom/customer restroom/provide covered waste receptacles and self closing door
code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Improper Maintenance of Floors

Inspector note: clean floor area under pinto beans
code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 26, 2012: 4 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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