Better Bagels

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: Missing test strips for 3 compartment sink. Provide
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
  Inspector note: Observed soiled equipment in stacked in the handsink. Remove and dc.
  code 590.005/5-205.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
  Inspector note: Missing handsoap at handsink. Provide at all times
  code 590.006/6-301.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C)
  Inspector note: Observed food debris and dirt inside the handsink and on fixtures. Clean to remove
  code 590.006/6-501.18-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: Allergen certificate posted expired. Provide updated certificate.
  code L1status: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 26, 2023: 5 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.

Source: Analyze Boston.