Dona Habana Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings13
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: clean/sanitize all knives in knife rack
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
  Inspector note: properly defrost all chicken under refrigeration
  code 04-3-501.15/4-301.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: kitchen/properly store all foods 6 inches off floor remove chicken from 3 bay sink remove clea pot and pan storage from mop sink area walk in and freezer/properly cover all food products
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: reach in sandwich/replace worn door gaskets replace missing cover to soup well walk in/remove soda racks and provide adequate shelving
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/provide proper set up of sink/with drain plugs
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: bar/provide internal thermometer to reach in units all reach in units/provide accurate internal thermometers
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: remove all sponges and store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: bar/clean interior/exterior of all reach in units and shelving
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: clean grease trap
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: bar handsink/provide liquid soap and paper towels/employee must wash hands signage dishroom handsink/repair paper towel dispenser
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/replace missing ceiling tiles
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting
  Inspector note: walk in freezer and kitchen/replace burnt out light
  code 38-6-303.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: storage room and beer walk in/clean and organize
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 31, 2016: 13 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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