Au Bon Pain
1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612 · Near West Side · Restaurant · High risk
Clean record — passed all 6 inspections
Last Inspected
2014-11-14
Pass Rate
100%
0 failures
What You Should Know
✓ 6 consecutive passes, most recently 2014-11-14
✓ No failures across all 6 inspections on record
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Types of Issues Found
🚰 Plumbing & Waste minor 2×
Inspection History
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST CLEAN OUT THE AIR VENTS INSIDE THE REACH IN COOLER TO REMOVE DEBRIS.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FLOORS NEED CLEANING THROUGH OUT KITCHEN TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR OF SERVICE PREP COOLERS AT THE FRONT SERVING AREA TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
FLOORS IN THE PREP AREAS NEED CLEANING TO REMOVE SPILLS AND DEBRIS. ALSO FLOORS IN THE DRY STORAGE ROOM.
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minor Sanitation
CLEAN MULTI-USE UTENSILS AND SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES PROPERLY STORED: NO REUSE OF SINGLE SERVICE ARTICLES
THE INTERIOR OF THE SOUP LADELS ARE DIRTY, SCRUB THE FOOD BUILDUP OUT AND SANITIZE.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
THE FLOORS ARE DIRTY IN THE CORNERS AND BEHIND TABLE LEGS, SCRUB THE FLOORS CLEAN FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
THE REAR SINK HAS A LEAKY FAUCET, REPAIR THE FAUCET.
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
THE SALAD BAR THERMOMETER IS NOT WORKING, REPAIR OR REPLACE THE THERMOMETER.
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minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT UTENSILS CLEAN, FREE OF ABRASIVE DETERGENTS
THE ICE MACHINE HAS A RUSTY SCREW HOLDING UP THE INTERIOR PANEL AND THE ICE DISPENSER HAS SOME DIRTY BUILDUP BEHIND THE CHUTE AREA, HAVE THE MACHINES REPAIRED, TAKEN APART AND SANITIZED.
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
THE WALK IN COOLER FLOORS HAVE DRIED UP SPILLS IN THE CORNERS AND EDGES OF THE TILE, THE GROUT IS WORN AND DIRTY IN THE SANDWICH PREP STATION AND HALLWAY. CLEAN AND REPAIR THE FLOORS FROM CORNER TO CORNER.
minor Sanitation
WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
THE CEILING VENT ABOVE THE REAR PREP AREA IS FULL OF BLACK DUST BUILDUP, CLEAN THE VENTS.
minor Plumbing & Waste
VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
THE DISHROOM HANDSINK HAS A LEAKING HOT WATER FAUCET, REPAIR THE PLUMBING.
2011-11-08 Pass Complaint 3 ▾
minor Sanitation
FOOD AND NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED AND MAINTAINED
All food and non-food contact equipment and utensils shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and durable, and shall be in good repair. CLEAN AND MAINTAIN SHELVES INSIDE WALK-IN COOLER AT BOTTOM TO REMOVE SPILLS, MOLD. CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE IN ...
minor Sanitation
FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
The floors shall be constructed per code, be smooth and easily cleaned, and be kept clean and in good repair. CLEAN FLOORS IN CORNER AREAS OF KITCHEN UNDER, AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED INCLUDING WALK-IN COOLER. CLEAN FLOOR DRAINS WHE...
minor Other
REFRIGERATION AND METAL STEM THERMOMETERS PROVIDED AND CONSPICUOUS
All food establishments that display, prepare, or store potentially hazardous foods shall have calibrated metal stem thermometers, provided and conspicuous, for refrigerated and hot food units. PROVIDE THERMOMETERS FOR UNITS WHERE MISSING.
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