L'espalier

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: five door reach in/replace worn door gasket kitchen/replace all worn door gaskets
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: glasswasher/repair rinse gauge high temp/repair gauges
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: glasswasher/repair leak from unit
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: bar/replace missing ceiling tiles
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Food Protection
  Inspector note: move electric friolator into kitchen area and out of non approved hallway
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: glasswasher/provide visible temperature requirement logo
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Test Kit Provided
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/provide proper test kit
  code 17-4-302.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: coffee station/clean handsink dishroom handsink/provide paper towels in dispenser
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: dishroom/regrout floor as needed
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Inadequate Lighting
  Inspector note: hot line/replace all burnt out lights
  code 38-6-303.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 6, 2015: 4 findings recurred. 6 previous findings did not recur.

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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.