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Le Pain Quotidien
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations3
- last inspectedNovember 5, 2019
- address10 E Delaware Pl, Chicago 60611
Is Le Pain Quotidien clean?
Le Pain Quotidien is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 5, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 3 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Le Pain Quotidien?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 5, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 📋no certified food manager on dutycriticalPerson In Charge Present, Demonstrates Knowledge, And Performs Duties • OBSERVED NO PERSON IN CHARGE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. SEE VIOLATION #2 FOR DETAILS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. NO CITATION ISSUED.
- 📋certified manager paperwork missingcriticalCity Of Chicago Food Service Sanitation Certificate • OBSERVED NO VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE POSTED ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN A PERSON IN CHARGE WITH VALID CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012. CITATION ISSUED.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO WRITTEN HEALTH POLICY ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN COPIES OF THE HEALTH POLICY SIGNED BY ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.CITATION ISSUED.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS THROUGHOUT REAR PREP AREA WITH DEEP GROOVES AND DARK STAINS. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AND MAINTAIN SMOOTH, CLEANABLE CUTTING SURFACES. • OBSERVE 2 DOOR SEE THROUGH PREP COOLER NEAR SERVICE WINDOW IN REAR PREP AREA WITH A LARGE BUILD UP OF DIRT AND GRIME ON GASKETS AND TRACK OF DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, SANITIZE, AND MAINTAIN.
- ⚠️All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training • OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES ON SITE AT TIME OF INSPECTION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN VALID FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL EMPLOYEES WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOODSERVICE MANAGER CERTIFICATES MUST ALSO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING AND MAINTAIN RECORDS ON SITE AT ALL TIMES.
When was Le Pain Quotidien last inspected?
Le Pain Quotidien has 11 inspections on record going back to July 3, 2014.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2020 | closed by the city | |
| November 5, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 17, 2019 | Pass | |
| January 9, 2019 | Fail | |
| August 3, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 20, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| April 17, 2017 | Pass | |
| June 8, 2016 | Pass | |
| May 22, 2015 | Pass | |
| July 11, 2014 | Pass | |
| July 3, 2014 | Fail |
Le Pain Quotidien vs Near North Side
Near North Side runs 75% clean across 2,889 tracked restaurants — 2,147 clean, 530 mid, 203 cooked.
Against the 2,889 spots Cooked tracks in Near North Side, this one comes out cleaner than 7% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 5, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.