Al's South St. Express

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: hood vents with grease build up clean to remove. (hood sticker expires last day of May ensure cleaned by licensed hood cleaning company
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: egg plant sitting on top of hot hold unit @ 110f . ensure proper hot hold of 140f or above
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: 1. Tuna & chicken salad @ 46f-50f ensure proper cold hold of 41f or below. 2. Ham & roast beef # 46f ensure proper cold hold of 41f or below. Ensure all products once prepeared are cooled in proper methods.
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 29, 2015: 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.