Au Bon Pain

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

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN COUNTER TOP UNDER SODA MACHINE.
  code 33
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN DUST BUILD UP ON LIGHT FIXTURES IN PREP AREA.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE STAINED CEILING TILE ABOVE REACH IN COOLER.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALLS IN PREP AND DINING AREA.
  code 35
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: MUST ELEVATE ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR IN REAR AREA.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2014: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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.