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MERENGUE RESTAURANT
156 BLUE HILL AV, DORCHESTER, MA 02125
Last inspected Jan 12, 2026
Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.
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Inspection history
Jan 12, 2026
✕12 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Nov 14, 2025
✕3 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
Jul 30, 2025
✕4 violations
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Equipment and Utensils-Durability and Strength (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
Apr 1, 2025
✕4 violations
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Backflow Prevention (P)
- Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
- Anti-Choking
Nov 4, 2024
✕5 violations
- Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Wash Solution Temperature (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Frequency-Removal (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jul 23, 2024
✕4 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Mar 29, 2024
✕7 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Grease Trap(C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Anti-Choking
Mar 19, 2024
✕7 violations
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Grease Trap(C)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
- Anti-Choking
Oct 3, 2023
✕5 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Aug 2, 2023
✕8 violations
- Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Refrigerated Medicines Storage (P)
Mar 6, 2023
✕5 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Oct 6, 2022
✕9 violations
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (Pf)
- (A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jun 6, 2022
✕9 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Feb 4, 2022
✕11 violations
- Where to Wash (Pf)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
- Thawing (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
- Warewashing Machines Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
Oct 22, 2021
✕5 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
Jun 3, 2021
✕9 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
- In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
- Food Preparation (C)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
- Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
Feb 5, 2021
✓8 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Storage-First Aid Supplies (P)
Jan 28, 2021
✕8 violations
- When to Wash (P)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Cutting Surfaces (C)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
- Storage-First Aid Supplies (P)
Sep 18, 2020
✕6 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
Jun 10, 2020
✕10 violations
- Eating Drinking or Using Tobacco (C)
- (A) & (C) Responsibility of Permit Holder Person in Charge and Conditional Employees (P)
- Wood Use Limitation (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- Service Sink (C)
- Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Floor Covering Mats and Duckboards (C)
- Using Dressing Rooms and Lockers (C)
- Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
Feb 19, 2020
✕7 violations
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe Adulterated or Contaminated Food (P)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Intensity-Lighting (C)
Dec 12, 2019
✕7 violations
- Cooling (P)
- Wood Use Limitation (C)
- Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
- Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
- Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
- Approved System and Cleanable Fixtures (P)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
Aug 22, 2019
✕10 violations
- (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
- Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
- Food Display-Preventing Contamination by Consumers (P)
- (A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
- Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
- (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
- System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
- Outside Storage Prohibitions (C)
- Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
- Controlling Pests (Pf)
Apr 5, 2019
✕4 violations
- Food Contact Surfaces Design
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
- Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
Sep 19, 2018
✓3 violations
- Non-Food Contact Surfaces
- Installed and Maintained
- Improper Maintenance of Floors
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