Barnes & Noble Booksellers (R)

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Thermometers Provided
  Inspector note: recalibrate cooks thermometer
  code 05-4-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: repair sanitizing pump
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: restrooms/replace rusted sanitary napkin dispensers mens restroom/repair toilet paper dispenser remount soa dispenser
  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: clean dust from light shields
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 24, 2018: 4 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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