Taste Of The Town

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings3
• critical findings2

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Coolingcritical
  Inspector note: Chicken salad is 70F and after fifteen minutes the temperatures is 67F. Provide proper cooling of 41F or below.
  code 03-3-501.14*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: The grilled chicken is stored outside of refrigeration 74F. Provide proper cold holding of 41F or below. Sandwich items are stored outside of refrigeration. Store items properly refrigerated at 41F or below.
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: There are no paper towels. Provide.
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 20, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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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.