Au Bon Pain

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings5
• critical findings5

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Labeling of Ingredientscritical
  Inspector note: Ingredients labels not on premade to go sandwiches.Provide.
  code 01-3-602.11 B2*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Hot Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Croissants holding at room temperature-ham at 82F and spinach at 73F.PIC explains they were once baked at 6:30am.Inspection occurred at 11:30am and product still sitting there.PIC explains that product gets reheated again befor product placed in warmer(hot holding unit).Process is flawed.Product needs to go from oven to warmer as soon as it's baked.Product was discarded by PIC.Please review process.
  code 03-3-501.16*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: Chicken salad portions stacked higher than lip of pan at 49F-50F.Chop chicken at 47F.Deli Turkey at 49F.Turkey/asparagus to go portions stacked 3high at 49F.There was other products higher than 41F(Tuna at 43F-44F/lower temperature achieved on bottom level(40F)) sausage patty at 45F-top level.
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Location Accessiblecritical
  Inspector note: Staff observed rinsing out cloths in handsink at cold service line.Restrict usage of handsinks for Handwashing only.
  code 31-5-204/05.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️PIC Performing Dutiescritical
  Inspector note: Although PIC is knowledgeable about requirements a failure to ensure required temperatures for both hot/cold holding was found during Inspection as evidenced through the act of taking temperatures utilizing PIC thermocouple.(??????????).Please ensure CONSISTENTLY from within.This issue of temperatures has been discussed repeatedly between Health Department and various levels of Management at establishment.
  code M-2-103.11*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 19, 2010: 5 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.

Source: Analyze Boston.