Susan's Deli Of Course

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Chicken holding at steam table between 131F-136F(3 different flavors).Product must maintain a minimum of 140F as required.When product drops below 140F it must be reheated to 165F which may or may not affect the quality of the food product.Sauce for chicken holding at 96F in steam table.Properly maintain the required 140F.(Please ensure that product is heated properly as required before transferring to table).
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: Cutting board at front counter is visibly soiled and scorred.Replace.
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Tops of freezers dirty.Clean(Interiors need to be defosted).
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: Hotwater at handsinks(x3) registering 140F by thermometer.Please adjust to 110F (Refer to food codes for requirements).
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: DR light fixtures dirty.Clean.Filters at hot lines dirty/greasy.Clean.Filter at front line not put in while cooking equipment is on and interior of hood is visibly caked with grease.Please utlize hood system properly as designed and maintain according to law.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 7, 2011: 5 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.