Mckenna's Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings5
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Cooked chicken strips sitting in bowl on top of stove at 103.7F.Discussed possible solutions for product(Hot holding or Cooling?).
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Separation Segregation Cross Contaminationcritical
  Inspector note: Raw meat stored over lettuce.Raw meat stored over cooked potato.Raw meat stored over bread.Please ensure proper storage of raw animal foods.
  code 08-3-302.11/3-304.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Inadequate Facilities/Cooling Methods
  Inspector note: Cooked red bliss potato in deep pan at 135F.Beef stew covered sitting on top of toaster oven at 194F.Provide proper cooling methods.Discussed with PIC.
  code 04-3-501.15/4-301.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Clean Cloths Hair Restraint
  Inspector note: Staff preparing food in kitchen without a hair restraint.Provide.
  code 13-2-304/402.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Hotline hood sticker indicates that it was serviced in 9-2011 and expired in 12-2011.Please provide documentation that it is up to date.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Test Kit Provided
  Inspector note: No test kit(s) available for sanitizers.Two different types of sanitizer are used.Chlorine and Quats.Provide test kit and ensure proper concentration.Dishwasher at 500ppm(chlorine) and sanitizer buckets at 200ppm(Quats).
  code 17-4-302.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 21, 2011: 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.

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