Birch Street Bistro

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Tags & Records
  Inspector note: Keep shellfish tags with product.
  code 01-3-203.12** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Clean interior of ice machine.
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Container Labels
  Inspector note: Label all bulk fod containers.
  code 02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Thermometers Provided
  Inspector note: Provide food thermometers for food handlers.
  code 05-4-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓PHF's Properly Thawed
  Inspector note: Provide proper thawing of frozen foods.
  code 06-3-501.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Protection
  Inspector note: Cover all open foods in reach ins.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Handling of Food & Ice
  Inspector note: Provide scoops with handles to bulk food bins.
  code 09-3-301.11(C)* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: Provide visible thermometers where necessary.
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Test Kit Provided
  Inspector note: Bar- provide test kit for dishwasher.
  code 17-4-302.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: Keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Bar- clean interior of clean glass reach in
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: Bar- provide drain hose for tonic hose holder.
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Provide cooking vent hood filters.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: Air dry mop.
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 27, 2018: 14 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.