The Porter Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings9
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: grill reach in/properly store all raw meats
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf)
  Inspector note: high temp/provide irreversible mechanical thermometer or 160 thermal strips
  code 590.004/4-302.13-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf)
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink/provide proper test kit
  code 590.004/4-302.14-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: clean and sanitize ice machine clean and sanitize all knives and cutting boards
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: properly store all wiping cloths in a sanitizing solution
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: kitchen/clean equipment basement/clean all storage shelving
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: bar handsink/repair hot water faucet
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
  Inspector note: bar/clean floor area under all equipment lower level/clean floor area under and around all equipment and shelving walk ins and floor by stairway/resurface to be smooth easily cleanable
  code 590.006/6-101.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
  Inspector note: clean/organize all rooms in basement area
  code 590.006/6-501.114-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 8, 2017: 9 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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