Costello's Tavern Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
  Inspector note: The sanitizer in the kitchen dishwasher is less than 50 ppm. Provide proper sanitizer levels.
  code 20-4-703.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: The interior of the ice machine is soiled with moldlike substance. Clean to remove.
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: The meat refrigerator has a foul odor. Clean to remove.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: The ceiling above the stove is dirty with black debris. Clean to remove.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 25, 2011: 4 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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