Brown Sugar Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Interior of ice machine soiled.Maintain clean
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: Observed live and dead roaches in the rear prep area. Observed dead mouse on glue trap in service area. Observed large hole in lower wall behind upright refrigeration unit in service area. Address all issues with pest control company.Provide up to date IPM report upon re inspection.
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Protection
  Inspector note: Observed opened cans stored with original items in lower refrigeration.Discontinue.Provide food grade containers to store all products once opened.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Exteriors of all bulk food bins soiled.Maintain clean
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: Garbage disposal leaking from drain area.Repair
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Rear walk in freezer with soils and ice buildup on the floor.Clean to remove all soils and ice.
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Hoods and filters soiled with dust and grease buildup.Maintain clean Exhaust vents ceiling tiles and light shields soiled with dust build up at hot line.Clean to remove all soils.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on November 24, 2015: 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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