Great Taste Italian & Mexican

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Container Labels
  Inspector note: Several squeeze bottles in servicing line refrigerated unit without proper labels. Provide labels. Several dry food storage bins in back dry storage area without labels. Provide.
  code 02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
  Inspector note: Food worker placing diced cooked potatoes into covered deep plastic container with temperature of 70F in walk in cooler. PIC stated product prepared one hour prior. PIC took immediate corrective action and increased surface area and placed in freezer to cool product correctly. Ensure products are cooled properly to 41F or below within 6 hours.
  code 04-3-501.15/4-301.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: Raw shell eggs being stored next to ready to eat cold cuts in walk in cooler. Store raw and RTE foods seperately.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Inside refrigerated unit near dump sink with food soils. Clean to remove.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Hood sticker expired year of service not marked on white coded hood sticker. Provide current hood service and hood sticker that is properly hole punched from licensed BFD hood maintenance company. Several ceiling tiles above cookline in disrepair. Replace. Dust buildup on HVAC vent above cookline. Clean to remove.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 20, 2015: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.