California Pizza Kitchen

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings12
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: salad station/dressing 45 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: soda station/clean interior cabinets to remove evidence of rodent droppings
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: dry storage/prvide scoop with handle for bulk food containers
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: ice machine/provide proper ice scoop
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: take out area/2 door reach in/replace worn door gaskets
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: take out area/2 door reach in/salad station reach in 1 door wait station reach in/provide accurate internal thermometer
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: bar/properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: grill station handsink/provide proper flow of hot running water
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: bar handsink and kitchen handsinks/provide employee must wash hands signage
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: kitchen/front line/clean all floor drains repair damaged floor tile in walk in
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: hot line/provide updated hood cleaning sticker
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: locker area/clean/organize
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 9, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 9 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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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.