Common Ground Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Times as a Public Health Controlcritical
  code 03-3-501.19*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: clean exterior of white food buckets
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Container Labels
  Inspector note: loabel bulk food bins
  code 02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: keep food off walk-in floor
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Handling of Food & Ice
  code 09-3-301.11(C)* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: repair ice machine lid to prevent exposed insulation from contaminating ice
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 23, 2009: 6 findings 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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