Los Pinos Mexican & Salvadorean Restaurant
82 Bennington St, Boston, MA 02128
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Last inspected May 29, 2026: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on May 22, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking, cited 4 times, plus 5 other repeat issues.
- #89 in Boston's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- Passed 4 of 9 graded inspections since 2023.
- 15 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2026
- Passed May 29
Reinspection
No violations
- Failed May 22
Inspection
10 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
- Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
- Critical Sanitizing solutions testing devices
- Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
- Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
- Minor Cutting surfaces
- Minor Effectiveness-hair restraints
- Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
- Minor Cleaning floors dustless methods
- Minor Wiping cloths air drying location
- 2025
- Failed Dec 2
Inspection
10 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food labels
- Critical Ready-to-eat time/temperature control for safety food date marking
- Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
- Minor Using dressing rooms and lockers
- Minor Covering receptacles
- Minor Cleaning ventilation systems nuisance and discharge prohibition
- Minor Linens and napkins use limitations
- Minor Thawing
- Minor Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
- Minor Toilet rooms enclosed
- Passed May 12
Reinspection
No violations
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