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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
  Inspector note: Double gas burner plumbed under vent for convection oven without fire suppression or grease exhaust. Refered to Fire Department. PIC stated new hood system to be installed.
  code 590.004/4-301.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Dish machine leaks. Invoice provided for new dish machine. Remove standing water to avoid attracting pests.
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
  Inspector note: Hood sticker expires this month. Provide cleaning date. New hood system to be installed.
  code 590.006/6-501.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Container of raw egg stored over ready to eat foods in cookline refrigerator. Old egg cartons used for degreasing cooked bacon. Discard egg cartons and do not use for contact with ready to eat foods. Store raw egg under ready to eat foods.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Reheating for Hot Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Potatoes for hot holding at 80F for less than one hour. Reheated to 170F. Reheat cooked foods to 165F for hot holding.
  code 590.003/3-403.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: Low temperature dish machine not testing for sanitizer. Sanitize all utensils and pans in 3 compartment sink. Serice dish machine as needed. Discontinue using dish machine to sanitize until sanitizing safely at 50ppm.
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Debris soils and mouse droppings under dry storage shelves cookline equipment and refrigeration equipment. Clean all areas and monitor for activity. Provide current pest report.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 21, 2024: 3 findings recurred. 4 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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