Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food
Last inspected: Feb 6, 2026
61
Score
Mi Pulgarcito Mexican & Salvadorian Food, located at 571 Washington St in Brighton, MA, underwent a moderate risk inspection on February 6, 2026. This inspection resulted in 3 major and 4 minor violations. Notable issues included the effectiveness of hair restraints, proper clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events, and the storage of in-use utensils between uses.
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Major latest
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Inspection History
Feb 6, 2026
Routine
3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
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Feb 2, 2026
Routine
3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
61
Jun 5, 2025
Routine
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
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Violations — Feb 6, 2026 Inspection
Effectiveness-hair restraints (c)
Inspector notes: No food handlers observed wearing hair restraints while handling food; provide effective hair restraints for food handlers.
590.002/2-402.11-C
Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events (pf)
Inspector notes: No V&D cleanup procedures or kit was able to be presented during the inspection; provide procedures to clean a vomit and diarrhea event.
590.002/2-501.11-PF
In-use utensils between-use storage (c)
Inspector notes: Observed scoops without handles stored inside bulk containers of foods; provide scoops with handles to prevent contamination by hands.
590.003/3-304.12-C
Nonfood-contact surfaces (c)
Inspector notes: Observed opened in use bulk bags of rice and beans in back of house; store opened bulk food items in containers that are cleanable durable and non porous.
590.004/4-101.19-C
Using a handwashing sink-operation and maintenance (pf)
Inspector notes: Observed multiple employees using hand sinks to fill containers of water due to the three compartment sinks being blocked by soiled wares; hand sinks should only be used for hand washing retrain staff.
590.005/5-205.11-PF
Controlling pests (pf)
Inspector notes: Observed small dark rodent droppings on the outside of an opened bulk bag of rice; clean and sanitize the hallway leading to the outside of rodent droppings; provide the most recent pest control report and have your pest control operator perform a service before the scheduled reinspection with an IPM report that has no activity and no captures.
590.006/6-501.111-PF
Repairing-premises structures attachments and fixtures-methods (c)
Inspector notes: There is a ceiling tile above the customer area in front of the hot holding line that is not secure to the ceiling; repair or replace the ceiling tile.
590.006/6-501.11-C
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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