Better Bagels

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Prep sink observed with a bucket on the floor to catch water from the leaking pipe. Repair and remove bucket.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C)
  Inspector note: Rodent droppings observed behind the mixer. Clean to remove
  code 590.006/6-501.111-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cleaning of Plumbing Fixtures (C)
  Inspector note: Handsinks observed with soils and food debris. Clean to remove and retrain staff on proper use of handsinks. Clean the interior of prepsink . Dried food soils observed on the exterior and interior.
  code 590.006/6-501.18-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 25, 2024: 3 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.