El Cafetal

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: Underside of Hobart dishwasher leaking. Repair.
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Racks in walk-in cooler visibly soiled and with rust. Clean to remove and resurface.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Inadequate Lighting
  Inspector note: Light out in walk-in freezer in basement. Replace. Lights out above Grill area. Repair
  code 38-6-303.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Tortilla press visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Interior of stand mixer in basement heavily soiled. Clean to remove. Bucket used to store clean utensils heavily soiled . Clean to remove.
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Protection
  Inspector note: Boxes of beef and chicken stored on ground of basement freezer. Discontinue and store elevated at least 6 inches off the ground.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: Soiled wiping cloths on counter. Discontinue and use proper sanitizing solution.
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage
  Inspector note: Pots and pans stored on the ground under 2 door oven. Discontinue and store clean and protected.
  code 24-4-903.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: Shut off valve by 3 bay sink leaking. Repair. Provide plumbers report for re-inspection.
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Maintenance of Floors
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: Remove all unecessary equipment and boxes from basement.
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on December 22, 2008: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Analyze Boston.