The Good Life

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Floors Designed Constructed Installed
  Inspector note: BASEMENT KITCHEN-provide for floor to meet code- to be--1. smooth 2. durabile 3.non absorbent 4.easy to clean--
  code 36-6-201.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: BASEMENT-replace missing ceiling tiles
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 27, 2009: 1 finding recurred. 1 previous finding 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.