Au Bon Pain

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: SOUP STATION SNEEZE GUARDS ARE TOO SHORT. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LONGER SNEEZE GUARDS TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT SOUP FROM CONTAMINATION.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EXTERIOR OF GREASE TRAP-REMOVE RUST.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS, UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND IN FRONT SIDE STORAGE CLOSET.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE WALLS IN REAR PREP WITH DIRT/DUST BUILD UP. • MUST SEAL AROUND ALL PIPES/CONDUITS IN FRONT SIDE STORAGE AREA AND SEAL LOOSE WALL PANEL IN REAR BY ICE MACHINE AND WHEREEVER NEEDED.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: FRONT EXPOSED HANDWASHING SINK SLOWLY DRAINS, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 38
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: ALL FOOD HANDLERS MUST WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on July 20, 2011: 3 findings 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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