Hard Rock Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
  Inspector note: Bar glass washer not registering presence of chlorine sanitizer. Ensure all equipment washed in unit is rewashed in alternative warewashing facilities on site to properly sanitize.
  code 20-4-703.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: Cutting boards at char broiler heavily scored. Resurface or replace.
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: High temperature dishwasher in kitchen leaking from top. Repair. Bar dishwasher not registering presence of chlorine sanitizer in rinse cycle. Repair. Provide detailed report from dishwasher maintenance company specifying repairs made to commercial dishwashers on site.
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage
  Inspector note: Silverware stored as clean in close proximity to handsink in kitchen. PIC took corrective action and relocated silverware. Ensure all clean equipment stored in a means that prevents potential contamination.
  code 24-4-903.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Floors inside walkin freezer with buildup. Floors in dry storage room with residual buildup and food debri. Clean to remove. Clean floors with proper frequency.
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Damaged ceiling tiles at cookline. Replace. Multiple ceiling tiles with stains and soiled 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 December 29, 2015: 6 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.