Banyan Bar & Refuge

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: lower level/replace missing floor tile
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: provide up to date licensed hood cleaning sticker repair restroom exhaust vent • dishroom/resurface rusted ceiling beams resurface worn window ledges and dry goods shelving employee restroom/repair vent cover lower level/replace missing/stained ceiling tiles employee restroom/provide self closing door
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Prevention of Contamination from Handscritical
  Inspector note: observed 2 prep cooks handle ready to eat foods with bare hands/train all staff on proper food handling practices
  code 12-3--301.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: lower level/remove evidence of fruit flies
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
  Inspector note: rice 80 degrees cooling on speed rack in kitchen/provide proper cooling methods
  code 04-3-501.15/4-301.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: 2 door reach in/replace worn door gasket
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/repair drains to hold water in each bay
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 29, 2016: 2 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.