Sam Lagrassa's

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings2
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Grilled paninis melts out for delivery's at 72F.Products need to either be held at 41F or below or hot at 140F and above.Please provide proper procedures.
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Excessive amounts of sandwiches wraps and platters out in DR for delivery times that are 1-2hrs off from time of inspection.Product temperatured around 63F.Please provide proper means of temperature control for cold holding phfs at 41F until product reaches customer.Please review production procedures and holding procedures.
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: clean all cooking equipment in basement
  code 22-4-601/602.11** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Protection
  Inspector note: Keep all boxes 6" off floor Do not store anything on top of ice machine
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: do not use cans to Store food products
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: Provide chains for all CO2 tanks
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize
  Inspector note: Prude proper storage of wiping cloths
  code 21-3-304.14* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Clean exterior of dish machine in basement Clean area under dish machine upstairs. Clean dish machine floor area etc.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: Secure hand sink to wall in Basement and tighten up hand Sink upstairs also
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Floors Designed Constructed Installed
  Inspector note: Clean floor area around hand sink in Basement clean stairs leading up to kitchen
  code 36-6-201.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Walls/Ceilings Designed Constructed Installed
  Inspector note: clean walls throughout basement area Replace heavily stained ceiling tiles in basement clean all light shield covers to light fixtures in basement
  code 37-6-201.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: Remove all unused equipment from storage in basement
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 4, 2010: 2 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.