Au Bon Pain

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF ALL SERVICE/PREP COOLER IN THE TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: FLOORS NEED CLEANING IN THE REAR PREP/STORAGE AND DISHWASHING AREAS, ALSO INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: NOTED CRACKED LIGHT SHIELD INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: NOTED LEAKY FAUCET AT THE 3 COMP SINK. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 8, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. 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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