Kneeland Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
  Inspector note: No certified food manager certificate posted. Provide.
  code 590.002(C)/2-102.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Multiple prepped items in standup refrigerator without date marking. Provide date marking for all items held longer than 24 hours.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  Inspector note: No paper towels at front hand sink counter. Provide.
  code 590.006/6-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Frozen Food (C)
  Inspector note: French fries left out of freezer. Ensure frozen foods kept frozen.
  code 590.003/3-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Thawing (C)
  Inspector note: Reduced oxygen packed fish observed thawing in package. Discontinue and remove from package prior to thawing.
  code 590.003/3-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Ventilation Hood Systems Adequacy (C)
  Inspector note: Table top fryolater observed without fire supression. Fryers are not under hood system. Hood system with flattop grill does not have hood sticker. Reffered to BFD
  code 590.004/4-301.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Handwashing Signage (C)
  Inspector note: Provide hand wash only sign at front counter hand sink.
  code 590.006/6-301.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on September 16, 2024: 1 finding recurred. 6 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.

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