The Cheesecake Factory

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: Hand sinks fluctuate temperature. Runs from 72F to 112F. Repair.MIXING VALVES ORDERED
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Coolingcritical
  Inspector note: Cheese sauce not cooling properly. Product cooling in ice bin 122F then 109F one hour later. PIC to implement more rapid cooling.
  code 03-3-501.14*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Times as a Public Health Controlcritical
  Inspector note: Sauteed onions 82F at ambient air temperature. States using time as a public health control. Provide required variance.
  code 03-3-501.19*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Good Hygienic Practicescritical
  Inspector note: Employee eating while preparing foods. Not washing hands after change in tasks and after eating. CFPM instructed to correct and discarded open foods. Staff washed hands then put on gloves.Staff wiping gloved hands on soiled apron. Review proper hygienic practices. CFPM instructing staff on proper procedures. .
  code 12-2-401.11-.12*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Location Accessiblecritical
  Inspector note: Handwash station not accessible convenient on line. Top of unit covered with a fry station making access difficult. Correct.
  code 31-5-204/05.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓PIC Performing Dutiescritical
  Inspector note: Monitor hygienic practices for handwashing eating sanitization use of gloves. Violations noted on report.
  code M-2-103.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: Bar dishmachine gauge not registering wash and rinse temperatures (low temp). Repair.
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Shelf above cooling bin soiled. Interior of ice machine soiled on lid. Shelving in dishroom soiled. Clean to remove. Clean between cooking equipment to remove built up soils.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Clean floor of grease.
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Clean walls behind rear cook line equipment to remove built up soils.
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 30, 2018: 1 finding recurred. 9 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.

Source: Analyze Boston.