Au Bon Pain

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: OBSERVED SEVERAL LIVE CRAWLING ROACHES ON FLOOR AND WALL BETWEEN 3-COMP SINK AND ICE MACHINE AT REAR. CONTACT PEST CONTROL COMPANY FOR SERVICE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-020.
  code 18
• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SPLASH GUARD NEEDED AT EXPPOSED HAND WASH SINK BEHIND FRONT CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER NEXT TO PREP TABLE WHERE TOASTER AND OVEN ARE HOUSED. MUST PROVIDE.
  code 32
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: CLEAN FLOOR IN WALK-IN FREEZER/COOLER UNDER SHELVING AND AT CORNERS. • MUST REMOVE ROACHES CLEAN/SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: : REPLACE/REPAIR MISSING WALL PANELS AT CEILING AT REAR OR WHERE NECESSARY. SEAL OPENING WHERE WALL MEETS TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE AT REAR IN AREA OF WALK-IN COOLER. • CLEAN/SANITIZE AREAS ON WALL AFFECTED BY CRAWLING ROACHES AT REAR.
  code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on July 18, 2014: 4 findings recurred.

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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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