Pikalo Empanadas
386 CHELSEA ST, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128
Last inspected Nov 18, 2025
Official source: Boston Public Health Commission (boston.gov) · All data sources
Passed. Met health requirements at the latest inspection. Some health departments report pass/fail instead of letter grades.
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The record, in plain English
CleanPlate holds 17 inspections on record for Pikalo Empanadas, spanning October 2019 to November 2025 — every one straight from Boston Public Health Commission.
It has held passed across its last two inspections.
No violations were recorded at the most recent inspection.
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Inspection history
Nov 18, 2025
✓Jul 2, 2025
✓Dec 23, 2024
✓1 violation
- Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
Aug 8, 2024
✓1 violation
- Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
Nov 30, 2023
✓May 8, 2023
✓Feb 14, 2023
✓Jan 18, 2023
–Aug 5, 2022
✓1 violation
- (A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
Mar 15, 2022
–Jan 26, 2022
✓Jul 27, 2021
✓1 violation
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
Mar 24, 2021
✓5 violations
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Food-Accuracy (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Mar 17, 2021
✕5 violations
- Sponges Use Limitation (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices Food-Accuracy (Pf)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
- (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
- Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
Nov 6, 2020
✓2 violations
- Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
- Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
Jan 13, 2020
✓Oct 30, 2019
✓2 violations
- Toilet Room Receptacle Covered (C)
- Toilet Rooms Enclosed (C)
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