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: All food and non-food contact surfaces of equipment and all food storage utensils shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized daily. INTERIOR SURFACES OF ICE MAKER AROUND UPPER PANEL NOT CLEAN, INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. MISSING GROUT AND BROKEN FLOOR TILES NOTED IN KITCHEN AREA AND UNDER 3COMP SINK TRAPPING WASTE WATER AND DEBRIS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: The walls and ceilings shall be in good repair and easily cleaned. MUST ENCLOSE COMPRESSOR UNIT THATS ABOVE PREP AREA IN KITCHEN TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  code 35
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. REFRIGERATION THERMOMETERS KEPT NEAR COOLING COILS INSIDE DIPLAY COOLERS GIVEN FALLS READINGS, INSTRUCTED TO KEEP AT THE WARMEST PART OF COOLER.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on September 3, 2010: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 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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