Panera Bread

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings5
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Official wording: Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DISH AREA HANDWASHINK SINK BLOCKED BY DIRTY DISHES. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REMOVE DISHES AND KEEP HANDWASHING SINK EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
  code 10Priority
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED HEAVY FOOD DEBRIS BUILDUP INSIDE MICROWAVE ON PREP LINE AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  code 49
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: ONE OUT OF THE THREE HANDWASHING SINKS IN THE MENS RESTROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR IS NOT PROVIDING HOT WATER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO REPAIR.
  code 51
• ⚠️Garbage & Refuse Properly Disposed; Facilities Maintained
  Inspector note: OBSERVED INDOOR DUMPSTER AREA NOT MAINTAINED. FOUND PLASTIC AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GARBAGE ON FLOOR NEXT TO DUMPSTER. OBSERVED THICK SLUDGE-LIKE SUBSTANCE ON FLOOR SURROUNDING DUMPSTER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN INDOOR AREA WHERE DUMPSTERS ARE LOCATED.
  code 54
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED DUSTY CEILING FANS IN WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO CLEAN.
  code 56

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 9, 2020: 5 findings appeared for the first time.

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About this record

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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