Dot Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Wall and Ceiling Coverings and Coatings (C)
  Inspector note: Ceiling tiles surrounding exhausthood not smooth.
  code 590.006/6-201.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C)
  Inspector note: Bulbs at exhausthood not operating.
  code 590.006/6-202.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
  Inspector note: No kit provide.
  code 590.002/2-501.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: No date marking for foods kept more than 24 hrs.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Labels (Pf)
  Inspector note: No labels on packaged food containers.
  code 590.003/3-602.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Temperature Measuring Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: No food monitoring thermometer.
  code 590.004/4-302.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: No test strips for quarts sanitizer.
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Controlling Pests (Pf)
  Inspector note: Evidence of mice droppings on storage shelving.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Labels (C)
  Inspector note: No labels on bulk food containers.
  code 590.003/3-602.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
  Inspector note: Clean grease soil from sides inbetween and backsplash of cooking equipment.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Receptacles (C)
  Inspector note: Trash recepticle soiled.
  code 590.005/5-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Clean floors below cooking equipment and walls near cooking equipment.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
  Inspector note: Remove all non inuse equipment from rear storage area.
  code 590.006/6-501.114-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 19, 2019: 2 findings recurred. 11 previous findings did not recur.

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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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