California Pizza Kitchen

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings11
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: salad station/clean/sanitize knives and cutting boards clean dust from dishware racks in dishroom
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: wait station/properly store all cut fruit on ice and provide proper method to dispense fruit wait station/remove outdated milk march 26 2018 properly store all dressings submerged in ice all bulk foods/make sure all scoops with handles are kept out of product remove tongs from storage on oven handle
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: replace all cracked food service containers
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: reach in units/replace worn/damaged door gaskets
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: salad/grill station/provide accurate internal thermometers
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: bar/take out salad station/provide sanitation container at cut fruit prep
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: wait station/clean interior of 2 door soda
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: provide proper drainage of soda guns/not to drain on floor ice cream station/repair dipper well dishroom handsink/repair mixing valve to provide hot water at 110 degrees/tested at 85 degrees
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: bar handsink/provide paper towels and liquid soap wait station handsink/provide liquid pump soap
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: take out/move all equipment and clean floor area
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: bar/remove evidence of employee bags from food service area clean/organize dishroom clean/organize employee locker area
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 14, 2017: 11 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.