Ba Le Fields Corner

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Chicken and vegetable soup at hot holding table at 120F. PIC reheated to 165F to ensure no bacterial growth. Ensure all foods are maintained at 140F and above.
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Reduced Oxygen Packaging
  Inspector note: Variance for Time as a Public Health Cobtrol not being followed as specified when issued. Currently under review for continuance.
  code M-3-502.11-.12** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: Fryer oil dark and murky. Change with proper frequency.
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Interior of upright Frigidaire freezer with heavy frost build-up. Defrost to remove. Fan covers of Upright Superior Refrigerators visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Gasket around ice machine door with what appears to be a sludge like substance. Clean to remove.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: No paper towels at front service hand sink. Provide.
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Filters above fryer heavily soiled with grease. Clean to remove. Ceiling tile missing in basement. Replace.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 6, 2010: 6 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.

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