Pho Basil

• official resultPass
• resultPass
• inspection typeEating & Drinking
• failed findings0
• critical findings0

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Checks marked passed

• ✓Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)critical
  Inspector note: Raw shell eggs observed stored above ready to eat items.Discontinue.Properly store raw/ready to eat items with the necessary separation to prevent contamination. Discussed proper storage of items with the PIC
  code 590.003/3-302.11-P*** · critical food-safety factorstatus: Pass
• ✓Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
  Inspector note: Soiled wiping cloths observed at the basement prep location.Store wiping cloths in proper sanitizing solution at all work/prep locations. PIC correcting
  code 590.003/3-304.14-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
  Inspector note: Provide working internal thermometers in the cook line reach in units.
  code 590.004/4-204.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓(B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
  Inspector note: Clean the interiors of the basement upright freezer units & cook line reach in units to remove soils/food debris. Clean the exteriors of the bulk food storage containers to remove soils.
  code 590.004/4-601.11-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
  Inspector note: 3 bay sink observed leaking from the drainpipe.Repair
  code 590.005/5-205.15-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
  Inspector note: Remove/replace soiled glue trap at the cook line.
  code 590.006/6-501.112-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass
• ✓Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
  Inspector note: Clean the floor in the basement storage to remove evidence of mouse droppings & soils.
  code 590.006/6-501.13-C* · lower-severity findingstatus: Pass

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on May 2, 2022: 7 previous findings did not recur.

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This record comes from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

Source: Analyze Boston.