Au Bon Pain

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings2
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE LIGHT SHIELDS ON LIGHTS IN THE BASEMENT PREP AREA WALK IN COOLER WHERE MISSING.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST BETTER ORAGNIZE CLUTTER IN BASEMENT STORAGE ROOM AND STORE ALL ITEMS 6 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on April 22, 2013: 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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About this record

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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.