The Barking Crab

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings1
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
  Inspector note: Walk in cooler with corroded metal on walls near baseboards. Repair.
  code 590.006/6-101.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Raw shrimp stored next to raw oysters at cookline drawer unit. COS.
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)critical
  Inspector note: Raw fish at fry station is 45F. COS.
  code 590.003/3-501.16-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)
  Inspector note: Priority violations noted. Provide active managerial control.
  code 590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C)
  Inspector note: Food workers without hair restaints.
  code 590.002/2-402.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C)
  Inspector note: Knives stored in sanitizer solution. Discontinue. Wash/rinse/sanitize minumum every four hours or when cross contact occurs.
  code 590.003/3-304.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Preparation (C)
  Inspector note: Raw beef beeing trimmed near open soup well. COS. Clean and sanitize area after preparing raw meats. Assess feasibility of preparing raw TCS foods off peak hours and not during lunch rush.
  code 590.003/3-305.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Molluscan Shellfish Original Container (C)
  Inspector note: Steaming clam stored in water in containers in walk in. Store on drained ice only. R.
  code 590.003(B)/3-203.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on August 24, 2022: 1 finding recurred. 7 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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