Uptown Cafe

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings7
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: Replace broken and cracked food containers. • Worn cutting boards.
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: Remove crate from 1 door freezer unit • Remove tape from lid of chest type freezer • Replace missing fan cover on compressor Walk in unit 45 F
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: Clean compressor area and shelving free of built up soils. Clean hand sink basin. • Clean interior and exterior of all refrigeration freezers units and all cooking equipment free of built up soils. • Defrost interior of chest type freezer and Clean exterior.
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Cleaning of Receptacles
  Inspector note: Clean interior and exterior of waste receptacles.
  code 33-5-501.116* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: Clean floor under and behind all equipment.
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• 🧹premises not properly maintained or cleaned
  Official wording: Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings
  Inspector note: Clean and resurface walls in walk in unit. • Clean and resurface walls to basement. • Dusty ceiling fixture. • Peeling paint and opening on ceiling • Repair and resurface walls and all attachments and replace broken ceiling tiles in Basement Prep Ware washing and storage areas
  code 37-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Premises Maintained
  Inspector note: Remove unused and unncessary articles.
  code 42-6-501.113/.114* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 14, 2013: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 findings recurred. 4 previous findings 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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