Boston News Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Food Item on the steam table chicken 125 F degrees/ Products must be 135 degree or above / PIC reheated the chicken to 165F and up.( corrected on site) train staff on monitoring temperature
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)critical
  Inspector note: Prep sinks without proper air gap for backflow prevention.Please provide a plumbers report and a permit to do work will need to be pulled so it can be inspected.
  code 590.005/5-202.13-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)critical
  Inspector note: Sanitizer solution set up in red bucket at the front counter at below 0ppm quats- Review procedures for sanitizer set up with employees
  code 590.007/7-204.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Labels (Pf)
  Inspector note: Display case / provide proper labeling to all prepackaged fruit cups
  code 590.003/3-602.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple squeeze bottles observed without labels. Provide labels when removed from original containers
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C)
  Inspector note: observed soiled wiping cloths on the counter/properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution at the required 200ppm
  code 590.004/4-901.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 16, 2025: 6 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.