Grass Roots Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings3
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Chef salad in open air prep refridge at 50F.Chicken salad in prep refridge at 80F(PIC/CFM put back into prep refridge after temperature violation was cited???Where is the Active managerial control/corrective actions?????).
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contaminationcritical
  Inspector note: Raw shelled eggs stored on top shelf over RTE foods?????
  code 08-3-302.11/3-304.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: Pasrty put out front without any means of protection.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 4, 2010: 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.

Source: Analyze Boston.