Common Ground Cafe @ Simmons College

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings2
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Chiroshi bowl 65F Califorornia roll 55F. Prepared less than 30 min prior to inspection at sushi station and placed in grab and go cooler. Removed and placed in freezer to below 41F
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Good Repair and Proper Adjustment-Equipment (C)
  Inspector note: Small black refrigeration unit with a temperature of 53F. All products rmoved
  code 590.004/4-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 10, 2018: 2 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.

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