Merengue Restaurant

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: No test kit for the chlorine sanitizer provide
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  Inspector note: Hand dryer not operating repair
  code 590.006/6-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C)
  Inspector note: Food safety certification expired and food allergen not posted provide.
  code 590.002(C)/2-102.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
  Inspector note: No thermometer for the dessart refrigerator unit provide.
  code 590.004/4-204.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
  Inspector note: Clean sides inbetween and back splash of cooking line equipment to remove visible soil.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Grease Trap(C)
  Inspector note: Clean grease trap to remove odors.
  code 590.005/5-402.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Anti-Choking
  Inspector note: No onsite anti choking certified person provide.
  code 590.009(E)* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on October 10, 2023: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

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