Potluck Cafe

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Containers of raw meat stored above produce and ready to eat foods in walk-in refrigerator. Corrected on site. Store raw meat below cooked food and produce to prevent contamination.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Prepared chicken wings in hot holding at 100F. Discarded by PIC. Ensure hot holding temperature is 135F and above at all times.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A )Cooling Methods (Pf)
  Inspector note: Containers of cooked egg & tomato covered in reach-in refrigerator at 125F. Cool cooked foods uncovered to allow heat to escape. Do not cover until completely cooled to 41F. Cool to 70F in 2 hours then to 41F in 4 more hours.
  code 590.003/3-501.15-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: Interior of microwave with soils. Clean and maintain.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Grease and soils on floor under deep fryer. Soils and spills on spice shelf over cook ine refrigerator. Interior of cook line refrigerator with spills and soils. Clean and maintain.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 12, 2023: 5 previous findings did not recur.

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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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