Le Pain Quotidien

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
• failed findings6
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ⚠️Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE WORN DOOR GASKETS ON 6- DOOR PREP COOLER.
  code 32
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN FOOD DEBRI FROM SHELVING UNITS IN PASTRY COFFEE AREA,INTERIOR PARTS OF ICE MACHINE,LOWER CABINET AT FOOD PICK UP AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST CLEAN DEBRI FROM FLOOR UNDER ,AROUND,ALONG WALL BASES IN PREP AREAS,BASEMENT,WALK IN COOLER & FREEZER,ELECTRICAL AND HOT WATER TANK ROOM,PATIO STORAGE ROOMS.MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED FLOORING IN REAR HALLWAY.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE DAMAGED WALL PANELING AND LOOSE WALL TRIM IN 1ST FL. PREP AREA AND IN BASEMENT,HOLES IN WALLS IN PATIO STORAGE ROOM,MISSING CEILING TILES NEAR ICE MACHINE.MUST SCRAPE AND PAINT PEELING PAINT ON WALL IN REAR HALLWAY,BASEMENT.
  code 35
• 🌡️thermometers missing
  Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST REPLACE BURNTOUT LIGHTS IN REAR HALLWAY AND DAMAGED LIGHT SHIELD IN REAR PREP AREA.
  code 36
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
  Inspector note: Inspector Comments: MUST ELEVATE,REMOVE,ORGANIZE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF ARTICLES OFF OF FLOOR AND AWAY FROM WALLS IN BOTH PATIO STORAGE AREAS IN BASEMENT AND ELECTRICAL & HOT WATER TANK ROOMS.
  code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 20, 2016: 6 findings recurred. 6 previous findings 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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