The Porter Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Cleancritical
  Inspector note: provide proper sanitizer to both chemical machines to test between 50-200ppm/tested at 0ppm
  code 20-4-703.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: basement/seal all bare wood shelving
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: basement/repair leak to drain and clogged prep sink
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: basement handsink/provide paper towels in dispenser and liquid soap at handsink bar handsink/provide paper towel dispenser
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: basement/resurface/seal bare wood steps and worn floor
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on October 11, 2012: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings 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.

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