Bourbon St. Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
  Inspector note: Multiple damaged tiles in back kitchen area. Replace.
  code 590.006/6-201.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C)
  Inspector note: Pest report notes activity. No live activity observed during re inspection. Call for additional service and provide report.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Cooked chicken observed in ambient air at 100F. Discontinue. Ensure proper hot holding at 135F or above.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
  Inspector note: No sanitizer set up at location at time of inspection. Ensure sanitizer is available at all hours.
  code 590.004/4-303.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Controlling Pests (Pf)
  Inspector note: Live roach observed under food prep sink by piping. Dead roach observed in back of house hand sink. Clean to remove. Provide an updated pest report.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
  Inspector note: Chemical spray bottle observed without label. Provide.
  code 590.007/7-102.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Soils under food prep sink. Clean under food prep sink. Soils under cookling. Clean under cookline. Clean under prep table.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Leak obsevred coming from ceiling. Repair as necessary.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Grease Trap(C)
  Inspector note: Both grease traps obseved with soils and debris. Replace tops of grease traps.
  code 590.005/5-402.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 2, 2026: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 7 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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