Anchovies Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P)critical
  Inspector note: Food washing sink in basement does not have a seperation gap in the drian. INSTALL. Provide copy of ISD plumbing permit.
  code 590.005/5-402.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Floors with missing paint at cookline. Clean and resurface.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Tomatoes 47F Blue cheese crumbles 45F Product out of temperature for less than and hour placed on indirect ice to cool to below 41F.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Containers of prepared foods in glass door cooler in basement not date marked. PROVIDE.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: Chlorine test kit is water logged. REPLACE.
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Walls sides of equipment floors under equipment with food soils and spatters. Clean to remove. Clean floors under and around equipment at bar.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 9, 2026: 2 findings recurred. 4 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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