Panera Bread

• official resultFail
• resultFail
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• ☠️toxic items stored near food
  Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
  Inspector note: DURING INSPECTION FOUND APPROXIMATELY 40 SMALL FLIES IN THE DISH MACHINE AREA IN THE BACK ON WALLS ANS CARD BOARD BOXES. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE ABOVE AFFECTED AREAS. RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL PEST CONTROL SERVICE. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED.
  code 18
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR SIDE PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE TO REMOVE SLIGHT GRIME BUILD-UP. ALSO MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITZE THE ICE CHUTE AT THE SODA DISPENSING AREA.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST REGROUT FLOOR IN FRONT OF AND UNDER THE DISH MACHINE AND THE 3-COMP SINK AREA SO AS TO BE SMOOTH AND EASILY CLEANABLE. • MUST DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE ALL FLOOR DRAINS IN THE DISH MACHINE AREA ROOM.
  code 34
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST REPAIR LEAK UNDER THE FRONT EXPOSED HAND SINK ACROOS FROM THE COFFEE MAKING STATION IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA.
  code 38

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 3, 2014: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 1 finding recurred.

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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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