Al's State St. Cafe

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Several broken tiles in kitchen area. Repair. Floor lined with carboard in several areas. Remove.
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Tuna salad 54F chicken salad 53F. Maintain cold holding temperatures at 41F or below.
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
  Inspector note: Reach in refrigerated unit at rear cookline cold holding temperature of 50F. Alternative means of cold holding on site. Repair unit. provide detailed report from refrigeration maintenance company upon reinspection. Maintain cold holding at 41F or below.
  code 04-3-501.15/4-301.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
  Inspector note: Food workers without hair restraints. Provide.
  code 13-2-304/402.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: Gaskets on reach in cooler broken at cookline. Replace.
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Holes in walls in rear stairway. Repair.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 20, 2016: 1 finding recurred. 5 previous findings did not recur.

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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.

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