Sophia's Grotto

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

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
  Inspector note: Kitchen- provide proper date marking on prepared foods(USE BY DATE).
  code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Hand Drying Provision (Pf)
  Inspector note: Bar- refill paper towels at handsink.
  code 590.006/6-301.12-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Controlling Pests (Pf)
  Inspector note: Basement- evidence of numerous flying insects. Provide professional exterminator receipt.
  code 590.006/6-501.111-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Identifying Information Prominence-Original Containers (Pf)
  Inspector note: Bar- label plastic spray bottles.
  code 590.007/7-101.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Kitchen- keep wiping cloths in sanitizer.
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Manual Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization Using Detergent-Sanitizers (C)
  Inspector note: Bar- Chlorine reading in low temp dishwasher 0ppm.
  code 590.004/4-501.115-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
  Inspector note: Prep room- clean interior of ice machine.
  code 590.004/4-602.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Basement- Clean door frame of walk in refrigerator. • Kitchen- Clean shelving and drip trays under stoves. • Prep room- clean exterior of bulk food containers.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓(A) (B) and (D) Equipment Utensils Linens and Single-Service and Single-Use Articles Storing (C)
  Inspector note: Waitress station at kitchen- keep fork handles up in storage.
  code 590.004/4-903.11-C1* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
  Inspector note: Dry good storage- clean floor area. • Kitchen- clean cooking vent hood and filters • Kitchen- clean floor under cooking equipment.
  code 590.006/6-201.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
  Inspector note: Bar- repair leaky faucet to handsink. • Prep room - repair leaky drain to dishwasher.
  code 590.006/6-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 31, 2019: 11 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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