Barnes & Noble Booksellers (R)

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
  Inspector note: provide 160 strips or irreversible thermometer to high temp
  code 590.004/4-302.13-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/provide 3 drain plugs
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
  Inspector note: walk in/move all shelving clean floor area/remove dishware racks as shelving remove stagnate water from floor
  code 590.006/6-101.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
  Inspector note: clean dust from ceiling vents and tiles
  code 590.006/6-201.17-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 19, 2019: 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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