The Porter Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
  Inspector note: Knifes at both levels stored soiled on magnetic strips. Clean and sanitize before storing away. Potato cutting machine with dried up food debris. Clean and sanitize properly
  code 590.004/4-601.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Wiping cloths observed soiled on the counters. Store properly in sanitizer solution.
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
  Inspector note: In the storage area at lower level several open bags storing bulk food items. Store properly in enclosed commercial grade containers.
  code 590.003/3-305.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
  Inspector note: Exterior of some refrigerating units at lower level soiled. Exterior of bulk food storage containers soiled. Magnetic strips on both level soiled. ---- Clean all properly.
  code 590.004/4-602.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Floor and Wall Junctures Coved and Enclosed or Sealed (C)
  Inspector note: CO2 tanks not secured/chained at lower level. Secure properly.
  code 590.006/6-201.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
  Inspector note: Both soap dispenser missing covers. Repair or replace.
  code 590.006/6-501.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on November 22, 2023: 6 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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