Red Hat Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (P)critical
  Inspector note: Food debris and dripping grease leftover night on panini press.
  code 590.004/4-602.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Food not date marked properly in prep units and walkin refrigeration. provide use by dates.
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (Pf)
  Inspector note: Both low temp dishwasher sanitzer reaching 10ppm . Minimum requirement 50PPM . PIC call for repair.
  code 590.004/4-501.114-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  Inspector note: No paper towel at handsink in kitchen and at bar areas. Provide
  code 590.006/6-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Handle missing from lid of prep unit . repair. provide handle Soils and food debris on ranks in walkin refrigerator. Clean
  code 590.004/4-202.16-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: Leaking pipe under prep sink. Repair
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on May 9, 2019: 6 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.

Source: Analyze Boston.