Equator Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: hot line/replace all damaged filters
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Hot and Cold Watercritical
  Inspector note: handsink/hot water 83 degrees/provide hot running water at 110 degrees/provide licensed plumbers report
  code 27-5-103.11-.12*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: repair leak at drain of handsink
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: clean floor area under all cooking equipment
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: clean/organize rear storage room
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on March 11, 2016: 1 finding recurred. 5 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.