Archie's Place

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings4
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Reheatingcritical
  Inspector note: Staff reheating foods in steamtable.Chicken at 124F.Beef at 64F.Properly reheat foods in cooking equipment.This has been discussed before with staff and ownership.
  code 03-3-403.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Breakfast potato held in steamwell not functioning properly(?) at 118F.Staff indicate that product is reheated on grill when ordered.This is an IMPROPER practice.All hot phf need to be held at 140F or higher at all times during storage.Cooked rice sitting ontop of stove at 96F.This is a repeat Improper practice.Cooked meatballs holding on prep table without any means of temperature control at 110F.There can't be excessive amounts of food out where staff is unable to provide proper safe practices.Multiple food products being prepared out at room temperatures(????).
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Grape leaf piled high in pan at 45.4F(I showed staff that halfway down pan a much better temperature is achieved of 39F).Please provide all cold phf of 41F and/or below.
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
  Inspector note: Staff cooling cooked potatoes in same pan as it was cooked with hot water in it at 3bay sink that had saop and dirty dishes in 1st bay(?).Potato at 160F.Proper cooling methods have been discussed with ownership/staff on previous Inspections.
  code 04-3-501.15/4-301.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 30, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Analyze Boston.