Chicago
88
EAT

Paris Baguette

1100 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605 · South Loop · Bakery · High risk
EAT
88/100

Strong record across 9 inspections — minor issues only

Inspections
9
7 passed
Last Inspected
2025-11-20
Pass Rate
78%
2 failures
Score
88/100
EAT
5 consecutive passes, most recently 2025-11-20
Failed 2 inspections (2024, 2023)
Pest Activity issues found across 5 inspections
Documentation & Training issues found across 5 inspections
Issues were corrected on re-inspection
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Pest Activity critical
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Documentation & Training critical
Chemical Safety minor
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Employee Hygiene critical
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Sanitation minor
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Other critical
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Food Temperature serious
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Plumbing & Waste minor
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Food Storage & Handling minor
2025-11-20 Pass Complaint
3
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

OBSERVED GRANOLA AND CHOCOLATE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT NAME. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOODS AND SPICES WITH COMMON NAME THAT ARE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL CONTAINERS.

minor Food Storage & Handling

CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY

OBSERVED FOOD ITEMS STORED ON FLOOR IN FREEZER. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ELEVATE ALL FOOD SIX INCHES OFF FLOOR.

minor Pest Activity

PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

OBSERVED SOILED MOP HEADS NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO HANG MOP HEADS TO PREVENT INSECT BREEDING.

2025-08-21 Pass Complaint

No violations found.

2025-02-25 Pass Canvass

No violations found.

2024-09-03 Pass Complaint
CRITICAL 4
critical Other

PROPER EATING, TASTING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE

Open cups for employee drinks placed on top of prep table. instructed to keep away.

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

Packaged food ( sandwiches, salads ) for grab and go not labeled properly, labels are placed on shelf below food items not on food containers. instructed to individually place food label on containers/ wrappers.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

Insects control traps placed all over kitchen's ceiling, instructed to remove.

minor Employee Hygiene

PERSONAL CLEANLINESS

Food handler not wearing hair restraints, instructed to wear.

2024-03-20 Pass Canvass Re-Inspection

No violations found.

2024-03-13 Fail Canvass
CRITICAL 6
critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AT HANDWASHING SINK IN FRONT FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH HAND CLEANING LIQUID AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030-(C). CITATION I...

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

OBSERVED NO HAND DRYING PROVISION AT HANDWASHING SINK AT THE FOOD PREPARATION AREA. ALL HANDWASHING SINKS MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A HAND DRYING PROVISION AT ALL TIMES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE.CORRECTED ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. 7-38-030(C). C...

serious Food Temperature

PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

OBSERVED TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOODS (CHICKEN) AT IMPROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 75F - 86F LOCATED IN THE FOOD PREPARATION COOLER AREA. MANAGER VOLUNTARILY DISCARDED SAID TCS FOODS, APPROX 3 LBS $50. INSTRUCTED TO MAINT...

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

FOUND APPROX. 12 SMALL FLIES IN FOOD PREP AREA, RESTROOMS AND DISHWASHING AREAS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO MINIMIZE ALL FLY ACTIVITY. RECOMMENDED CONTACTING PEST CONTROL. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

OBSERVED A SMALL LEAK AT THREE COMP SINK FROM DRAIN PIPE IN THE DISH WASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

FOUND 2 OUT OF 2 CUSTOMER/EMPLOYEE TOILET'S INOPERABLE LOCATED ON 1ST FLOOR.. MUST PROVIDE OPERABLE TOILET ROOMS FOR EMPLOYEES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7- 38-030(C).CITATION ISSUED.

2023-08-28 Pass Complaint Re-Inspection
3
minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-601.11 OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS, SALADS, SANDWICHES, YOGURT, AND CHIA PUDDING WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT INGREDIENTS, IF ALLERGENS ARE PRESENT AND THE BUSINESS NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.

2023-08-21 Fail Complaint
CRITICAL 10
critical Documentation & Training

PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATES KNOWLEDGE, AND PERFORMS DUTIES

2-101.11 OBSERVED THE PERSON IN CHARGE WITHOUT A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED ALL PERSONS IN CHARGE MUST OBTAIN A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER'S CERTIFICATE AND BE ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. ...

critical Documentation & Training

CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE

2-101.11 OBSERVED NO CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER ON SITE WHILE TCS FOODS (CHICKEN, CHEESE) ARE BEING PREPAREED HANDLED AND SERVED TO THE PUBLIC. INSTRUCTED A CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGER MUST BE ON SITE AT ALL T...

critical Documentation & Training

MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING

2-102.14(O) OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON SITE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005.

critical Employee Hygiene

ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

6-301.11 OBSERVED NO HANDWASHING CLEANSER AVAILABLE AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE HAND WASHING CLEANSER AT ALL HAND WASHING SINKS AT ALL TIMES THE FACILITY IS OPEN AND OPERATING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION IS...

serious Food Temperature

TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL; PROCEDURES & RECORDS

3-501.19 OBSERVED FACILITY USING TIME AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROL FOR TCS FOODS SUCH AS QUICHE, SAUSAGE BREAD, CHEESE, PEPPERONI PIZZETTES, AND HAM AND CHEESE BREADS WITHOUT Written procedures prepared in advance, maintained in the RETAIL FOOD ESTABL...

minor Chemical Safety

FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER

3-601.11 OBSERVED PREPACKAGED DESSERTS, SALADS, SANDWICHES, YOGURT, AND CHIA PUDDING WITHOUT LABELS CONTAINING THE PRODUCT INGREDIENTS, IF ALLERGENS ARE PRESENT AND THE BUSINESS NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-501.111 OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF LIVE INSECT ACTIVITY ON SITE. OBSERVED ABOUT 25 LIVE SMALL FLIES FLYING IN THE FOOD DISPLAY CASES AND LANDING AND CRAWLING ON PASTERIES FOR SALE LOCATED IN THE DISPLAY CASES. OBSERVED ABOUT 50 LIVE SMALL FLIES IN THE RE...

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLE INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Documentation & Training

ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED

2-102.13 OBSERVED NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED. INSTRUCTED TO MEET REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION MANAGERS.

minor Other

SUMMARY REPORT DISPLAYED AND VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC

8-304.11(A) OBSERVED THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY NOT POSTED FOR THE PUBLIC'S VIEW. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS POST THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION REPORT SUMMARY AT ALL TIMES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED 7-42-010(B).

2023-04-26 Pass License
CRITICAL 4
critical Pest Activity

INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

6-501.111 OBSERVED THE FRONT ENTRANCE REVOLVING DOOR WITH A MORE THAN ONE INCH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH REVOLVING DOOR. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE SAID FRONT ENTRANCE REVOLVING DOOR TIGHT FITTING AND RODENT PROOFED.

minor Other

WAREWASHING FACILITIES: INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & USED; TEST STRIPS

4-204.119 OBSERVED NO DRAINBOARD BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Plumbing & Waste

PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES

5-204.12 OBSERVED NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES ON THE ICE MACHINE AND COFFEE MACHINES LOCATED AT THE FRONT FOOD PREP AREA AND NO BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE ON THE UTILITY SINK IN THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

minor Sanitation

TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED

5-501.17 OBSERVED NO COVERED RECEPTACLES INSIDE OF THE TOILET ROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE.

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