Choice's By Au Bon Pain

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeEating & Drinking w/ Take Out
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Cold Holdingcritical
  Inspector note: salad bar/carrot and raisin salad 49 degrees/cottage cheese 48 degrees/psto tortellini 45 degrees/egg 48 degrees/chicken 51 degrees yogurt 51 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or belowmanager removed food items to walk in to cool to 41 degres or below cold case/pre made chicken 58 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below yogurt 48 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below sandwich station/chicken salad 47 degrees/provide proper temperature of 41 degrees or below
  code 03-3-501.16(A)*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces
  Inspector note: bakery/replace worn door gasket to 1 door reach in
  code 15-4-202.16* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Equipment Thermometers
  Inspector note: front line/ 2 door drawer/provide internal thermometer hot box/provide/repair thermometer rear 2 door undercounter/provide internal thermometer
  code 17-4-204.112/.115* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: salad bar/clean interior cabinets
  code 23-4-602.13* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors
  Inspector note: replace damaged floor tile in front of proof box kitchen floor/regrout as needed
  code 36-6-501.11-.12* · lower-severity findingstatus: Fail

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 6, 2014: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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.

Source: Analyze Boston.