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: Lamb burgers stored in freezer in used cardboard chicken box. Discontinue storing anything in used chicken boxes. Discard immediately after removing chicken. Assume boxes are contaminated.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
  Inspector note: Clean up kit incomplete. Provide complete kit. Guidance via email.
  code 590.002/2-501.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
  Inspector note: Advisory placed on menu but no items indicated as raw or undercooked. Either do not offer any menu items raw or undercooked or update menu to show which items (burgers & salmon?) are available "cooked to order"- menaing these items can be undercooked per customer request.
  code 590.003/3-603.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Manual Warewashing Sink Compartment Requirements (Pf)
  Inspector note: Drain plugs for 3 compartment sink are damaged. All equipment can be washed/rinsed/sanitized in dish machine. Replace drain plugs as necessary to operate 3 compartment sink.
  code 590.004/4-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Cardboard covering grease trap. Discard and discontinue using cardboard to cover grease trap. Clean and resurface grease trap as needed or use materials that are cleanable durable and nonabsorbent.
  code 590.004/4-101.19-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Debris and rat droppings in back hall. Grease and soil build up under cookline- fryer stove broiler. Debris under shelves in basement and walk-in freezer. Clean all areas to avoid attracting pests.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 6, 2022: 6 findings appeared for the first time. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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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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