Blue Bottle Coffee

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: Sanitizer bucket on production line at 0ppm after multiple tests. Person in charge corrected.
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Segregation and Location-Distressed Merchandise (Pf)
  Inspector note: Observed three bottles of expired milk dated 7/21/22. Person in charge discarded.
  code 590.006/6-404.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Bottom of refrigerator #4 is soiled with coffee spills. Espresso station is covered with coffee grinds. Clean to remove all soils.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 25, 2022: 3 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.

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