El Centro

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓PIC Performing Dutiescritical
  Inspector note: basement/remove all mixers/coffee equipment/food prep/from basement until engineers report filed and plan review accepted by health division
  code M-2-103.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Ice machine/clean interior white tray clean/sanitize knives in knife rack
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Protection
  Inspector note: basement/properly store all onions/avocados 6 inches off floor
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: bar/replace cracked hose to soda gun replace worn white cutting board
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/repair leak from pipe/drain under sink
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: bar handsink/provide paper towels in dispenser
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: kitchen/clean windows white walls and ceiling
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 18, 2013: 7 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.