Potluck Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Protection
  Inspector note: Cover open foods in reach ins.
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Test Kit Provided
  Inspector note: Provide chlorine test kit for sanitizer.
  code 17-4-302.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: Keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Adequate Number Frequency Vermin Proof
  Inspector note: Provide covers for waste receptacles.
  code 33-5-501.13-.17* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Clean cooking vent hood filters
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: Remove all unnecessary cardboard.
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 8, 2010: 6 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.

Source: Analyze Boston.