Cafe 26

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
  Inspector note: Reminder of undercooked foods is on menu but individual items are not labeled as available undercooked. Update menu to indicate which items are available undercooked: hamburger eggs.
  code 590.003/3-603.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
  Inspector note: Cooking staff not wearing hair restraints. Provide hairnets or hats for food handlers.
  code 590.002/2-402.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (C)
  Inspector note: Old mouse droppings under cabinet of cookline hand sink. Clean under cookline and monitor for activity. Contact licensed pest control as needed.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 10, 2022: 3 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.