Cava

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Cooked grilled chicken holding between 110F and 124F after chopping and saucing. Hot foods must be held at 135F or above. (PIC reheated chicken and returned to the line) PIC stated that hot cooked chicken is chopped and then tossed with refrigerated sauce. During chopping and saucing the chicken is loosing heat and should be reheated prior to hot holding or the sauce could be heated before being added.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 7, 2020: 1 finding 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.

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