Zocalo Cocina Mexicana

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings3
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Number Convenientcritical
  Inspector note: guacamole station/provide proper handsink
  code 31-5-203.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Dishwashng Facilities
  Inspector note: repair lower bar dishmachine/manager will have glassware cleaned/sanitized at kitchen dishmachine
  code 16-4-501.11/.15* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage
  Inspector note: bar handsinks/provide paper towels in dispenser
  code 32-6-301.11-02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

Checks marked passed

• ✓Food Container Labels
  Inspector note: properly label all bulk food containers
  code 02-3-602.11-.12/3-302.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Protection
  Inspector note: bar/salsa/properly submerge all products in ice kitchen/properly store all pots and pans 6 inches off floor
  code 08-3-305-307.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Food Contact Surfaces Design
  Inspector note: properly resurface/replace all worn white cutting boards
  code 14-4-202.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: lower bar/replace missing door handles
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: bar reach in and kitchen reach in units/provide internal thermometers
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Storage of Re-usable Utensils
  Inspector note: bar/soda guns/provide holders and drain hoses
  code 24-4-904.11AB* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Installed and Maintained
  Inspector note: kitchen handsink/repair hot water faucet handle
  code 29-5-201/02.11* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: bar/clean floor area under all shelving
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on January 30, 2014: 3 findings recurred. 8 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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