Bar Volpe

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)
  Inspector note: Pasta preperation room in glass enclosure in dining room has no handsink. Install handsink.
  code 590.005/5-204.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Exposed HVAC duct work and accoustic tiles above pasta making area closest to window. Provide clenable materials. Open hatch in ceiling. Maintain closed.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Reduced Oxygen Packaging Criteria (P)critical
  Inspector note: Establishment is ROP packaging fresh pasta for shipping. Discontinue. Apply for a variance and submitt HACCP plan to isdhealth@boston.gov.
  code 590.003/3-502.12-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Characteristics-Materials for Construction and Repair (P)critical
  Inspector note: Craftsman tool box in use in pasta room. Provide NSF grade equipment.
  code 590.004/4-101.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
  Inspector note: Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control.
  code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Variance Requirement (Pf)
  Inspector note: Establishment is ROP packaging fresh pasta for shipping. Discontinue. Apply for a variance and submitt HACCP plan to isdhealth@boston.gov.
  code 590.003/3-502.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 9, 2022: 2 findings recurred. 4 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.