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Tony & Elaine's

July 10, 2025 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeEating & Drinking
failed findings1
critical findings0

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Failed findings

Handwashing Sinks-Location and Placement (Pf)

Inspector note: No handsink at outside service bar where dispensing of ice into glasses occurs to serve drinks. Basment & upstairs dining room wait station/service bars no handsinks. Install. Provide a detailed plumbers report and timeframe of completion for installation of handsinks at service bars and email it to isdhealth@boston.gov.
code 590.005/5-204.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

Cleaning Procedure (P)critical

Inspector note: No evidence of employee handwashing. Retrain staff.
code 590.002/2-301.12-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical

Inspector note: Observed food employee tenderizing raw chicken cutlets in close proximity to ready to eat lettuce on top of flip top cooler. Retrain staff. Corrected on site. Raw chicken stored above ready to eat vegetables. Store properly.
code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
Clean-up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events (Pf)

Inspector note: No supplies or procedures for cleanup of V&D events. Provide. Emailed handout to PIC.
code 590.002/2-501.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
(A) (B) and (C)(1) (4)-(16) Demonstration (Pf)

Inspector note: Priority violations cited. Provide active managerial control. No allergen certificate available at the time of inspection. Provide.
code 590.002(B)/2-102.11-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)

Inspector note: Lasagna 61F. Product out of temperature for less than one hour placed into refrigerator to cool to below 41F. • Prepared foods in reach in cooler not date marked. Label and provide date markings if foods held more than 24 hours.
code 590.003/3-501.17-PF** · serious findingstatus: Pass
(B) Cooling Methods (C)

Inspector note: Deep containers of sauce sheet pan of meatballs outside of temperature control. Initiate cooling process when product reaches 135F.
code 590.003/3-501.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Other Liquid Wastes and Rainwater (C)

Inspector note: Waitstaff are discarding drink ice onto ground near patio area. Discontinue bail in bus bucket and dump into mop sink.
code 590.005/5-403.12-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
Anti-Choking

Inspector note: No choke save certificate. Provide. 590.011: Additional Requirements (A) Anti-choking Procedures in Food Service Establishments. (1) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D restaurants with a certain seating capacity are required to have one or more employees trained in a manual choke-saving procedure in accordance with 105 CMR 605.000: Approved Choke-saving Procedures. (2) Each food service establishment with a seating capacity that conforms with M.G.L. c. 94 § 305D shall: (a) Have on its premises while food is being served an employee trained in manual procedures approved by the Department to remove food lodged in a person's throat; and (b) Make adequate provision for insurance to cover employees trained in rendering such assistance.
code 590.009(E)* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 2, 2025: 1 finding recurred. 8 previous findings did not recur.

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