Costello's Tavern Inc

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: As discussed raw chicken stored above cooked chicken.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
  Inspector note: Hand sink in kitchen was blocked with soiled equipment. Hand sink will need to be available at all times for staff to wash hands.
  code 590.005/5-205.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: In kitchen found a container filled with chips and no cover. Please provide a cove. As discussed discontinue to store uncoverd containers with food on top of each other. Cooked chicken in a container stored on top of another container with no covers.
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Drain boards (C)
  Inspector note: PIC will need to provide a table cart or drain board to store soiled equipment. I found soiled equipment on floor grease trap and in hand sink.
  code 590.004/4-301.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: PIC will need to clean the floor under and behind equipment in the kitchen. Grease grime and old food build up. Basement floor under wooden beer cases will need to be clean all along the wall.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 15, 2025: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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