Panera Bread #987

January 27, 2023 · Fail
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  • official resultFail
  • resultFail
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings4
  • critical findings0

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Failed findings

  • pests in the house
    Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
    Inspector note: OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 20 LIVE SMALL FLIES ON THE WALLS AND CEILINGS IN THE DISHWASHING AND THE FRONT PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CONTACT PEST CONTROL FOR SERVICE TO ELIMINATE ALL PEST ACTIVITY FROM THE PREMISES AND TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    code 38
  • plumbing acting up
    Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    Inspector note: FOUND HEAVY DIRT AND DEBRIS BUILT-UP INSIDE AND ON THE EXTERIOR PARTS OF THE DISH MACHINE. FOUND AN ACCUMULATION OF GREASE AND DIRT ON THE OUTSIDE THE GREASE TRAP. MUST CLEAN SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN THEM.
    code 49
  • floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
    Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
    Inspector note: OBSERVED AN ACCUMULATION OF DIRT AND DEBRIS ON THE FLOORS IN THE DISHWASHING AREA. FOUND FOOD SPLATTERS AND OTHER DEBRIS ON THE WALLS IN THE REAR PREP/DISH AREA AND THE FRONT SANDWICH/SOUP PREP AREA. FOUND HEAVY DIRT BUILD UP INSIDE THE FLOOR DRAINS THROUGHOUT THE DISH AND PREP AREAS. MUST DETAIL CLEAN ALL SAID AREAS AND MAINTAIN.
    code 55
  • All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training
    Inspector note: OBSERVED EXPIRED FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD HANDLING EMPLOYEES MUST COMPLETE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING AND KEEP A RECORD OF NON-EXPIRED CERTIFICATES ON SITE.
    code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on May 27, 2022: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 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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