Los Pinos Restaurante Mexican Grill
Last inspected: Dec 9, 2025
50
Score
Los Pinos Restaurante Mexican Grill, located at 82 Bennington St, East Boston, MA, underwent a high-risk inspection on December 9, 2025. This inspection resulted in one critical, two major, and seven minor violations. While the most recent inspection indicated a high-risk status, historical data shows mostly low-risk outcomes across eleven previous inspections.
11
Inspections
1
Critical latest
2
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 9, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
50
Dec 2, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
50
May 12, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
74
May 5, 2025
Routine
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
74
Dec 10, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Nov 19, 2024
Routine
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
41
Nov 12, 2024
Routine
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
43
Oct 4, 2023
Routine
No violations found.
100
Jan 3, 2023
Routine
1 minor violation.
95
Jun 30, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation.
86
Jun 22, 2022
Routine
1 critical violation.
86
Violations — Dec 9, 2025 Inspection
Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking (pf)
Inspector notes: Noted several food items without any date marking.Provide
590.003/3-501.17-PF
Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition (c)
Inspector notes: Hood filters heavily soiled with grease.Clean
590.006/6-501.14-C
Using dressing rooms and lockers (c)
Inspector notes: Noted staff belongings on the shelves stored in contact with food and take out containers.Remove
590.006/6-501.110-C
Toilet rooms enclosed (c)
Inspector notes: Employee toilet room in the back without self closing door.Provide
590.006/6-202.14-C
Covering receptacles (c)
Inspector notes: Noted oil drum has a cover with hole in the basement.Provide to prevent pest entry
590.005/5-501.113-C
Food labels (pf)
Inspector notes: Tres leche and cookies stored in the front refrigeration requires labelling.Provide prroper labelling with ingredients and allergen
590.003/3-602.11-PF
Thawing (c)
Inspector notes: Noted frozen beef and chicken stored in a room temperature to thaw.Discontinue and thaw under refrigeration or under cold running water
590.003/3-501.13-C
Linens and napkins use limitations (c)
Inspector notes: Noted several containers of food covered with linen. Discontinue
590.003/3-304.13-C
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: Raw eggs stored above the Ready to eat foods.Remove and store below RTE foods
590.003/3-302.11-P
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (c)
Inspector notes: Noted several food items and single use take out containers stored in the basement without any ceiling.Remove or provide proper ceiling. Noted no ceiling above the ice machine.Provide
590.003/3-302.11-C
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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