Cafe Lava & Bento

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Labels (Pf)
  Inspector note: Yogurt parfaits for self-service retail sale without any labels. Provide labels or discontinue selling parfaits for self-service.
  code 590.003/3-602.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Consumption of Animal Foods that are Raw Undercooked or Not Otherwise Processed to Eliminate Pathogens (Pf)
  Inspector note: Mayonnaise made with raw egg yolk. No disclosure or reminder on menu. Update printed and electronic menu to indicate that mayo is made with raw yolk.
  code 590.003/3-603.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  Inspector note: 2nd hand sink at service line without towels. Corrected on site. Ensure all hand sinks have soap and towels at all times.
  code 590.006/6-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: Adhesive fly traps at service line and in kitchen. Remove fly traps and place away from food prep areas.
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Debris in interior/bottom of display refrigerator. Clean and maintain.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: 8-201.11: 2024 Health permit is unpaid. Contact isdhealth@boston.gov for invoice and payment arrangements.
  code L1status: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 12, 2023: 6 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Analyze Boston.