Essential Herb & Juice Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
  Inspector note: No one on site with a current Food Safety Certification. Provide documentation of at least oone full time employee who has been enrolled in some form fo Food Safety course for the re-inspection.
  code 590.002(C)/2-102.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Electric fryer observed in the basement preparation room not under any type of hood system. Discontinue use and remove from premises.
  code 590.004/4-202.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 18, 2022: 2 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.