Potluck Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings10
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P)critical
  Inspector note: Provide an air gap at the prep sink.
  code 590.005/5-402.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)
  Inspector note: Provide a vomit/diarrhea clean up kit on site (procedures to be emailed to the PIC)
  code 590.002/2-501.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Prepped items in the refrigeration units observed missing datemarkings.Provide datemarkings on all prepped items held 41F or below for over 24 hours
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
  Inspector note: The hood filters were observed heavily soiled.Clean to remove soils.
  code 590.004/4-202.18-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
  Inspector note: Provide working internal thermometers in the reach in refrigeration units
  code 590.004/4-204.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Clean the cook line eqipment to remove soils. Clean the interiors of the fryer units to remove grease/soils. Clean the interiors of the reach in refrigeration units to remove soils. Clean the shelving units in the walkin to remove soils
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Service Sink (C)
  Inspector note: There is no mop sink.Provide (PIC stating mop water being disposed in toilet)
  code 590.005/5-203.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
  Inspector note: Clean the floors throughout the kitchen & walkin refrigeration unit to remove soils & debris.
  code 590.006/6-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)
  Inspector note: The hood sticker has expired on 2.22.26.Provide a proper hood cleaning from a licensed company.Post the new sticker.
  code 590.006/6-501.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: Provide an Allergy warning for the menu
  code L1status: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 24, 2025: 10 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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