Equator Restaurant

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Clean condition-Hands and Arms (P)critical
  Inspector note: Did not observe any hand washing during my inspection / Employees are unable to properly wash hands because of items in the basin / Ensure employees are able to properly wash hands at all times.
  code 590.002/2-301.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Garlic in oil mixture sitting out on the cookline 82F / Mixture will be voluntarily disposed of due to being out of temperature for an undetermined amount of time. / Provide 41F or below.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
  Inspector note: Plastic container and bottle of soap in the hand sink basin / Remove and keep hand sinks free and clear at all times
  code 590.005/5-205.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Controlling Pests (Pf)
  Inspector note: 1 live roach noted near the dish machine and several dead noted on glue traps. Ladybug makes bi-weekly exterminations. Exterminations will be upgraded to weekly services until further notice / Provide last 3 months of IPM reports and schedule an extermination before compliance date.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Wooden shelving in back storage with visible soils and worn/chipping paint / Clean and repaint. Grease trap with visible rust and soils / Clean and repaint
  code 590.004/4-101.19-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Cutting Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Cutting boards worn / Resurface or replace
  code 590.004/4-501.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Bulk food bins - Exterior with accumulated soils / Clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
  Inspector note: Hood vent area with grease build up / Clean to remove Walls with visible soils / Clean to remove
  code 590.006/6-201.17-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on June 26, 2020: 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.

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