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Banh Mi K

December 19, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
failed findings7
critical findings1

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Failed findings

Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical

Inspector note: At the three compartment sink using the location's chlorine test strips the solution tested at 0ppm; the health inspector instructed the person in charge to add more chlorine to the solution and retested at 50ppm; always have sanitizer solution at proper ppm per manafacturer instructions.
code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)

Inspector note: The person in charge was not able to name any of the reportable symptoms illnesses or able to describe the two stage cooling process for the pho broth and the three comparment sink was not set up properly with 0ppm chlorine; provide a desginated person in charge who is knowlegable about food safety illness policy sanitization and that can take active managerial control.
code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)

Inspector note: Per the person in charge the location does not have a food temperature measuring device; provide.
code 590.004/4-302.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)

Inspector note: Per the person in charge there is no sanitizer available for use at the low temperature warewashing machine; provide proper sanitizer for use at the low temperature warewashing machine at all times.
code 590.004/4-303.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Controlling Pests (Pf)

Inspector note: Throughout basement floor behind equipment on top of shelving in the back room with freezers inside the warewashing machine and on a rice cooker in the kitchen observed small dark rodent droppings. Clean and sanitize the restaurant of the droppings have a pest control operator perform a service before the reinspection and send the report to damien.yee@boston.gov
code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
Thawing (C)

Inspector note: Per the person in charge there was frozen shrimp left on a drainboard to thaw before prep; thaw frozen foods using approved methods as discussed.
code 590.003/3-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Warewashing Machines Manufacturers’ Operating Instructions (C)

Inspector note: The data plate on the low temperature warewashing machine can no longer be read; provide a data plate that is readable
code 590.004/4-501.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

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Compared with Pass on April 25, 2025: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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