Essential Herb & Juice Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: No test strips available at the time of the inspection for the 3 bay sink. Provide.
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Handwashing Cleanser Availability (Pf)
  Inspector note: No soap at hand sink located next to the 3 bay sink. Provide.
  code 590.006/6-301.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Door to the first basement coffin style freezer is damaged. Repair or replace.
  code 590.004/4-202.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 9, 2023: 3 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.

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