Au Bon Pain

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Official wording: Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIME ON EXTERNAL COMPONENT OF ICE MACHINE CHUTE. OBSERVED SLIGHT BUILD UP INTERNAL PVC PIPE IN ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN ALL AFFECTED AREAS.
  code 16
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON FRONT PREP 2-DOOR COOLER, HANGING AND IN DISREPAIR. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  code 47
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD UP OF BLACK SLIMEY SUBSTANCE ON GASKETS FOR 2-DOOR PREP COOLERS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO DEEP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED LEAK AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FROM SPRAYER ATTACHMENT. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BUILD-UP OF DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH SHELVING AND EQUIPMENT IN FRONT AND REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.OBSERVED BUILD UP OF DUST ON CEILING VENTS IN FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED PERSON IN CHARGE TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 29, 2021: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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