Au Bon Pain

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeShort Form Complaint
• failed findings7
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• ❓food from a questionable sourcecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
  Inspector note: FOUND THE REAR EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR HAND WASHING. GARBAGE CAN BLOCKING IT AND DISHES INSIDE OF IT. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK STOCKED AND ACCESSIBLE AT ALL TIMES. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030
  code 11Priority
• ⚠️* Inspection Report Summary Displayed And Visible To All Customers
  Inspector note: PREVIOUS NON-COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY DATED JULY 07, 2016 NOT POSTED IN PLAIN VIEWING OF THE ESTABLISHMENT'S CUSTOMERS. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY VISIBLE AFTER I POST IT ON THE WALL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-010(B)
  code 28
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE INTERIOR/EXTERIOR OF THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND THE STORAGE RACKS IN THE REAR BY THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. REMOVE DIRT/DUST BUILD UP.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO PULL OUT ALL OF THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOORS UNDER/AROUND AND IN ALL CORNERS.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN THE WALLS, CEILING TILES AND VENTS IN THE FRONT/PREP PREP AREA. REMOVE DIRT/DUST BUILD UP. ALSO, PROVIDE/REPLACE THE MISSING/DAMAGED TILED AND RUBBER COVING BY THE EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK AND REAR DOOR IN THE REAR PREP AREA AND IN THE REAR STORAGE ACROSS THE HALL FROM THE REAR PREP AREA. MAINTAIN ALL.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO FIX THE LEAK AT THE LEVER UNDER THE FRONT EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINK. MAINTAIN SAME.
  code 38
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO ELIMINATE THE CLUTTER AND ORGANIZE THE REAR, SIDE STORAGE AREA ACROSS THE HALL FROM THE REAR PREP AREA. MAINTAIN AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 7, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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