Banh Mi Huong Que

• official resultAdministrative hearing
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)critical
  Inspector note: Preparation sink in the main kitchen area with no air gap. Provide.
  code 590.005/5-202.13-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Walls near and around the grill top and hand sink with excess grease and carbon emmissions. Clean to remove all. Portions of floor under the 2 door deli cooler with food spills. Clean to remove. Surface of the 6 top burner with excess carbon build-up. Clean to remove. What appears to be blood pooling in the bottom of the sliver cooler near restroom. Clean to remove all.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Portion of flooring located in the back preparation area damaged and sligthly sagging. Address and make any necessary repairs.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Bags of freshly cut produce observed sitting in cooler on top of what appears to be blood from fresh meats. Address and ensure proepr storage to minimize and possability of cross contamination.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Cooked Tofu observed being left out on counter tops at (72F). Discontinue and ensure all TCS foods are being maintained at below 41F. Tofu was removed at the time of the inspection. • Rice and pork wrapped in banana leaves in open air cooler at 59F. Discontinue and ensure all TCS foods are being maintained at below 41F.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: Containers of what appears to be KimChi in the grab and go cooler with no labels. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Soiled wiping cloths observed being left out on counter tops. Discontinue and provide a proper sanitizing solution.
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 26, 2025: 3 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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