Fresh Life Cafe @ Tuft's Medical Ctr.

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Manual Warewashing Equipment Heaters and Baskets (Pf)
  Inspector note: Final rinse of the high temperature dish machine only reading 121F. Discontinue and ensure the final rinse temperature meets the minimum requirement of 180F. 3 Bay sink is to be used if dish machine is not working properly. At the time of the re-inspection the Hobart dish machine was being changed over to a low temperature chemical dish machine.
  code 590.004/4-204.116-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Cooked beans and rice on the front hot plate at 110F. Discontinue and ensure all TCS foods are being maitained at 135F and above. Rice to be removed and reheated to 165F to ensure no bacterial growth.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Standards of Identity (C)
  Inspector note: Cooked chicken in large plastic container with no label or date. Provide.
  code 590.003/3-601.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Sponges Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Sponge observed being used at the 3 bay sink. Discontinue use.
  code 590.004/4-101.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Interior of the lower Garland oven with excess carbon build-up. Clean to remove.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 25, 2021: 1 finding recurred. 4 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.