El Chalan

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

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Large stainless steel bowl of white rice sitting out at 73F / Ensure proper hot holding temperatures. Food handlers unable to communicate how long rice has been there. Rice will be disposed of due to being out of temperature for an undetermined amount of time • Whole roasted chicken in hot holding cabinet 120F / Provide proper hot holding temperatures
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Cut tomatoes 55F Cut cucumbers 52F Cut radishes 55F / All left out on counter discontinue and provide proper cold holding temperatures. I am unable to verify how long items have been out at room temperature for / Items will be disposed of due to being out of temperature for an undetermined amount of time.
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Location Accessiblecritical
  Inspector note: Back prep hand sink with cloth and other items in basin / Remove and keep hand sink free and clear at all times. hand sink is used during prep times only. Front hand sink is mainly used
  code 31-5-204/05.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: Back screen door does not close all the way and there is a large hole in the screen allowing for fly entry / Repair screen and ensure door closes properly.
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
  Inspector note: Hot holding cabinet does not appear to be working / Repair. Unit will be taken out of service until properly repaired.
  code 04-3-501.15/4-301.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: Small window at front kitchen area with hole / Repair. Gaskets on the stand up freezer are ripped / Replace
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Interior of stand up reach in freezer heavily soiled / Clean to remove
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Back prep walls with visible soils and spatter / Clean to remove
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 7, 2018: 8 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.

Source: Analyze Boston.