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Au Bon Pain
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 22, 2011
- address800 Washington St, Boston 02111
Is Au Bon Pain clean?
Au Bon Pain is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 22, 2011. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Au Bon Pain?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 22, 2011, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Test Kit Provided • Replace QT 10 test kit.Test Kit Provided • Replace QT 10 test kit.
- ⚠️Location Accessible • Hand Wash sinks for hand wash only.criticalLocation Accessible • Hand Wash sinks for hand wash only.
- ⚠️Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels for rear hand sink.Hand Cleaner Drying Tissue Signage • Provide paper towels for rear hand sink.
- ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean ceiling vents tiles and strapping and repair duct to oven.Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • clean ceiling vents tiles and strapping and repair duct to oven.
- ⚠️Person in charge Assigned • Provide Serve Safe CertificatecriticalPerson in charge Assigned • Provide Serve Safe Certificate
- ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • Provide Food allergy Certificate and post signs.criticalPIC Performing Duties • Provide Food allergy Certificate and post signs.
When was Au Bon Pain last inspected?
Au Bon Pain has 13 inspections on record going back to October 17, 2007. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | — | |
| December 30, 2012 | — | |
| September 8, 2011 | closed by the city | |
| April 22, 2011 | Pass | |
| April 13, 2011 | Fail | |
| October 6, 2010 | — | |
| March 23, 2010 | — | |
| June 11, 2009 | — | |
| May 20, 2009 | Fail | |
| May 12, 2009 | Fail | |
| July 1, 2008 | Fail | |
| November 14, 2007 | Pass |
Au Bon Pain vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 85% clean across 307 tracked restaurants — 252 clean, 22 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 307 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 18% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 22, 2011. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.