Au Bon Pain

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

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: OBSERVED ACCUMULATED DUST ON THE CEILING LOCATED ABOVE THE OVEN IN THE FOOD PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: OBSERVED MOP HEAD STORED DOWNWARD. INSTRUCTED TO STORE MOP HEAD UPRIGHT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 41
• ⚠️Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn
  Inspector note: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE PREPPING SANDWICHES WITHOUT A HAIR NET. INSTRUCTED TO WEAR A HAIR RESTRAINT AND MAINTAIN.
  code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 2, 2017: 3 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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