Soup Shack

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings7
• critical findings3

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Cooling (P)critical
  Inspector note: Found pork cooling on a tray covered with plactic wrap. As discussed store so that heat can get out so it cools properly. Cover loose .
  code 590.003/3-501.14-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Tofu was at 68F out on counter. Discontinue and store at or below 41F.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Cooked chicken in hot holding unit at 111F. PIC will need to reheat to 165F and hot hold at 135F or higher.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P1*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Hot Water Sanitization Temperatures (Pf)
  Inspector note: Dishwasher is not reaching 160F at the plate. It made it to 158F. PIC has made a call to have repaired. UNtil then please use three bay sink.
  code 590.004/4-501.112-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
  Inspector note: PIC will need to be sure that small and large bulk food containers are properly labeled.
  code 590.003/3-302.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: PIC will need to set up a whiping cloth bucket for cooking line and basement prep.
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: In basement prep area found staff cutting meats and container was store on the floor below them working. Discontinue and store on counter so nothing falls into container.
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

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Compared with Pass on January 10, 2024: 7 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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