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The Purple Shell

February 5, 2023 · Closed by the city

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official resultClosed by the city
inspection typeEating & Drinking
failed findings5
critical findings1

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Failed findings

System Maintained in Good Repair (P)critical

Inspector note: 2 sprinklers went off in the dining area.Repair sprinkler heads & affected pipes. Provide necessary documentation from a licensed company before approval to re-open
code 590.005/5-205.15-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)

Inspector note: Sprinkler pipe break at the location dining room & parts of the kitchen floors are flooded ceilings damaged PIC instructed to have pipe repaired wall/ceiling damage repaired clean excess water from affected floors & walls provide all cleaning & repair documentation be re-inspected by building & Health for approval to re-open
code 590.002(D)/2-103.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail
(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)

Inspector note: Clean/sanitze all equipment as needed to remove stagnate water from sprinkler break
code 590.004/4-601.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)

Inspector note: Ceiling observed heavily damaged from a sprinkler discharge.Repair ceiling locations as needed.
code 590.006/6-101.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

Inspector note: Clean/sanitize floors/walls to remove excess water from all affected locations due to sprinkler break
code 590.006/6-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 3, 2023: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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.