Au Bon Pain

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST REGROUT FLOOR NEXT TO ICE MACHINE AND UNDER THE STAINLESS STEEL STORAGE RACK IN THE BACK KITCHEN AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. MUST DETAIL CLEAN DINING ROOM FLOOR TO REMOVE DUST AND FOOD DEBRI FROM THE CARPET.
  code 34
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION OBSERVED BOTH MANAGERS ASSIST IN THE FOOD PREP AREA DURING RUSH AND THEY DID NOT WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS. INSTRUCTED STAFF TO ALWAYS WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT FOOD PREP AREAS AT ALL TIMES.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on August 1, 2013: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred. 2 previous findings 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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