Panera Bread

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeComplaint
• failed findings5
• critical findings0

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Failed findings

• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR CORNERS OF THE ICE MACHINE IN THE REAR AREA TO REMOVE SLIGHT BUILD-UP. ALSO DETAIL CLEAN THE EGG MAKING MACHINE ACROOSS FROM THE HOT HOLDING STATION AT THE FURTHEST LEFT SIDE OF SERVICE AREA IN THE FRONT.
  code 33
• ⚠️Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
  Inspector note: MUST CLEAN FLOORS THROUGHOUT TO REMOVE FOOD DEBRI IN THE REAR PREP AREA AS WELL AS THE FRONT SERVICE AREA.
  code 34
• ⚠️Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE CEILING TILE ABOVE THE BAKERY RACK AREA IN THE REAR. CEILING TILE IS PEELING. ALSO REMOVE EXCESSIVE DUST BUILD-UP FROM CEILING VENT TILES THROUGHOUT ENTIRE PREMISES AS WELL AS DUST AT WALL IN THE FRONT LEFT SERVICE PREP AREA.
  code 35
• 🪳pests in the house
  Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
  Inspector note: MUST TIGHTEN FAUCET BASE AT THE 2-COMP SINK ACROSS FROM THE DRY STORAGE AREA. SAID SINK IS LEAKING AT FAUCET BASE,
  code 38
• ⚠️Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous
  Inspector note: MUST REPLACE BROKEN THEMOMETERS AT THE BARISTA COOLER AND AT THE CREAM CHEESE COOLER ON THE FRONT SERVICE AREA.
  code 40

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 27, 2015: 4 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.