Bourbon St. Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: No date marking observed on food product in stand up cooler. Provide for all foods held longer than 24 hours.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: Knives on clean magnet strip observed soiled with food debris. Clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf)
  Inspector note: Chemical spray bottle observed without labels. Provide.
  code 590.007/7-102.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
  Inspector note: Employee on service line observed without hair restraint. Provide.
  code 590.002/2-402.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: Containers of rice and pork observed out without covers in refrigeration unit. Cover to prevent potential contamination.
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
  Inspector note: Hood filters observed with grease build up. Clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-202.18-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Handwashing Signage (C)
  Inspector note: Provide hand wash only signage at back of house hand sink.
  code 590.006/6-301.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 10, 2026: 7 findings appeared for the first time. 1 previous finding 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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