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Le Pain Quotidien

January 12, 2018 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings0

Failed findings

toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #1982335 DATED 1/30/17 NOT CORRECTED: 31- MUST PROVIDE A WORKING BOTTLE BRUSH AT ALL TIMES IN ORDER TO PROPERLY WASH, RINSE AND SANITIZE THE TALL LONG STEM PUSH TO OPEN WATER BOTTLES USED ON PREMISES.AT THIS TIME FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE A BOTTLE BRUSH; 45- MUST PROVIDE IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES FOR ALL FOOD PREP STAFF WORKING AT ALL TIMES. THERE WERE 2 OTHER FOOD PREP STAFF MEMBERS WORKING WITHOUT THEIR IDPH FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATES AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIDE. MUST CORRECT. SERIOUS VIOLATION: 7-42-090
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED DRY FOODS AND FOOD PACKAGING PRODUCTS STORED UNDER EXPOSED SEWER LINES IN THE BASEMENT. INSTRUCTED THAT FOOD AND FOOD EQUIPMENT MUST NOT BE STORED DIRECTLY UNDER EXPOSED SEWER LINES- MUST PROVIDE GUTTER/SHIELDS ON THE EXPOSED LINES OR RELOCATE STORAGE ITEMS.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: OBSERVED EXCESS LIME ACCUMULATING INSIDE THE DISH MACHINE AND THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE MACHINE DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO DELIME AND MAINTAIN. OBSERVED DUST ACCUMULATING ON THE FAN COVERS IN THE WALK IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: OBSERVED CORNER GUARD MISSING FROM WALL AT RIGHT SIDE OF REAR PREP SINK, CREATING GAPS AND EXPOSING RAW WALL UNDERNEATH. MUST REPAIR WALL TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: OBSERVED BURNED OUT LIGHT IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST REPLACE. OBSERVED WATER POOLING IN LIGHTSHIELD OF LEFT LIGHT IN WALK IN COOLER. MUST ELIMINATE POOLING WATER.
code 36

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on January 30, 2017: 5 findings appeared for the first time. 5 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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