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Common Ground Cafe @ Simmons College

October 14, 2025 · Administrative record filed

🫥not rated

official resultAdministrative record filed
inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
failed findings1
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)

Inspector note: Ceiling tiles in disrepair in ware washing area
code 590.006/6-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

When to Wash (P)critical

Inspector note: Observed food handlers not washing hand prior to donning on clean gloves and returning to work stations
code 590.002/2-301.14-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)

Inspector note: Multiple food handlers wearing disposable single use gloves (leaving and returning to work stations multiasking) Multiple food handlers not washing hands before donning on clean glove and returning to work station. Ware washing staff stacking sheet pans in sanitizer not allowing for proper sanitation Ware washing staff stacking sheet pans wet on drain board Food handlers/ware washing staff touching face/hair wearing single use gloves
code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
Controlling Pests (Pf)

Inspector note: Evidence of flies - Provide full extermination and Fly control plan
code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)

Inspector note: Wiping cloths not stored in a sanitizing solution between uses
code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)

Inspector note: Open foods not stored in food grade covered containers
code 590.003/3-305.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)

Inspector note: Built up soils on interior of cabenets Built up frost/ice build up on interior of glass refrigeration - cold holding wells
code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)

Inspector note: Soiled/dusty ceiling tiles walls floors floor drains attachments Prep/ware washing/storage/employee bathrooms
code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 2, 2025: 1 finding recurred. 7 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.