The Backstage Cafe @Emerson

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)critical
  Inspector note: Sanitizing bay - 66 F through an automatic dispensing unit
  code 590.004/4-501.114-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (C)
  Inspector note: Open foods are not stored in covered containers
  code 590.003/3-302.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Miscellaneous Sources of Contamination (C)
  Inspector note: Using crates for shelving - Back prep/ware washing
  code 590.003/3-307.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️flagged at inspection
  Inspector note: M-1 No proof of an employee on the premises trained in anti choking
  code L1status: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 18, 2020: 4 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.