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Tropical Foods/El Platanero

September 20, 2013 · Administrative record filed

🫥not rated

official resultAdministrative record filed
inspection typeRetail Food
failed findings2
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

Food Contact Surfaces Design

Inspector note: replace worn/damaged parts to meat grinder
code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
premises not properly maintained or cleaned

Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
Inspector note: produce walk in/clean ceiling/ walls and piping to remove dirt/stains and dust retail/clean stains from light shields
code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

Spoilage Unsafe Foodcritical

Inspector note: oscar meyer bologna dated 9-5-13/remove
code 01-3-101/701.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
Food Contact Surfaces Clean

Inspector note: clean/sanitize meat grinders
code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Pass
Food Protection

Inspector note: jimmy dean packages in freezer/remove ice build up from product produce prep room/store all cutting boards 6 inches off floor
code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Non-Food Contact Surfaces

Inspector note: chicken wing freezer case/defrost unit
code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Equipment Thermometers

Inspector note: produce display/provide accurate internal thermometer to register 41 degrees or below rear produce walk in/provide accurate internal thermometer
code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Installed and Maintained

Inspector note: Dairy display case/remove condensation from unit
code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage

Inspector note: ladies restroom/repair soap dispenser
code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Improper Maintenance of Floors

Inspector note: produce section/clean floor area under all shelving rice storage/clean floor area under all shelving produce prep room/clean floor area under all equipment
code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 6, 2013: 2 findings recurred. 8 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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