Joshua's Deli

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
  Inspector note: The sanitizer in the three compartment sink is setup with less than 50 ppm chlorine. Provide proper sanitizer levels. (Corrected by manager)
  code 20-4-703.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
  Inspector note: Meatloaf is cooled tightly wrapped in the freezer or refrigerator. Provide proper cooling methods and verify that items are dropping from 140F to 70F in two hours and then from 70F to 41F in an additional four hours.
  code 04-3-501.15/4-301.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: There is no separation between prep sink and wash sink. Provide.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: The shelves in the reach-in cooler are soiled and rusty. Resurface or replace to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface. The grease trap is rusted. Resurface to provide a smooth cleanable durable surface.
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: The exterior of the ice machine is soiled. 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: The walls are soiled in areas. Clean to remove. The front door is open with no screen. Provide a pest proof door. The walls are damaged in areas. Repair.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

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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.

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