Mela Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Basement clean interior of ice machine.
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals
  Inspector note: Provide exterminator receipt.
  code 35-6-501.111/.115** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: Refill soap dispenser at hand sink.
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Clean floors under equipment and in basement
  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: Clean vent hood filters.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 22, 2010: 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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