Black Seeds

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Box of raw eggs observed being stored directly over ready to eat deli meats inside of the walk-in cooler. Discontinue and ensure all foods are being stored appropriately to ensure no cross contamination from raw eggs.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Labels (Pf)
  Inspector note: Individual containers of foods inside of the grab and go cooler with no labels. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-602.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Door to the under the stove top cooler missing the door. Address and make any necessary repairs. Unit was operating at beow 41F at the time of the inspection.
  code 590.004/4-202.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Interior and exterior of the under the stove top cooler visibly soiled and with cacked on foods. Clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Middle pipe of the 3 bay sink is leaking. Address and make any necessary repairs.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Hood and Ventilation Tags with a past expiration date from Nov. 2020. Address and provide up to date Hood tags for the re-inspection.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 10, 2020: 6 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.