Au Bon Pain

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings3
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE A PARTITIONER/SPLASH GUARD TO THE FRONT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK TO SEPARATE IT FROM THE PREP TABLE. • MUST PROVIDE A SIDE SNEEZE GUARD OR COVERING TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE LOWER DESSERT (COOKIES) DISPLAY CASE IN THE FRONT DINING ROOM.
  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 THE INTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT AND RUBBER GASKETS ON FRONT PREP REACH IN COOLERS.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR OF ALL FLOOR DRAINS AND FLOORS IN ALL CORNERS AND UNDER/AROUND ALL HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
  code 34

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 2, 2011: 2 findings 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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