Pho Common

• resultFail
• critical violations0
• last inspectedFebruary 14, 2020
• address468 Commonwealth Av, Boston 02215

Is Pho Common clean?

Pho Common is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on February 14, 2020. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Pho Common?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on February 14, 2020, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Items in walk in freezer observed uncovered.Provide proper covers/wraps on all items during storage. Elevate all stored items at least 6 inches off the ground during storage.
  Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Items in walk in freezer observed uncovered.Provide proper covers/wraps on all items during storage. Elevate all stored items at least 6 inches off the ground during storage.
• ⚠️Thawing (C) • Raw meat observed thawing in a food container on the counter.Disontinue.Thaw items under cool running water or under refrigeration PIC removed to refrigeration
  Thawing (C) • Raw meat observed thawing in a food container on the counter.Disontinue.Thaw items under cool running water or under refrigeration PIC removed to refrigeration
• ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters observed with grease & soil build up.Clean to remove soils
  Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Hood filters observed with grease & soil build up.Clean to remove soils
• ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • interior panel of the ice machine observed soiled.Clean to remove soils.
  (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • interior panel of the ice machine observed soiled.Clean to remove soils.
• ⚠️Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean counters/cabinets behind bar to remove soils/debris Clean the interiors of all cook line reach in units to remove soils
  Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C) • Clean counters/cabinets behind bar to remove soils/debris Clean the interiors of all cook line reach in units to remove soils
• ⚠️Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Wall near the windows observed damaged.Repair/resurface Maintain surface smooth/durable/cleanable
  Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C) • Wall near the windows observed damaged.Repair/resurface Maintain surface smooth/durable/cleanable
• ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean to remove evidence of mouse dropping from around the water heater.PIC to notify pest control Clean walls beside the ice machine to remove soils & cob webs Clean walls & attachments under/around cook line to remove grease/soils
  Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • Clean to remove evidence of mouse dropping from around the water heater.PIC to notify pest control Clean walls beside the ice machine to remove soils & cob webs Clean walls & attachments under/around cook line to remove grease/soils
• ⚠️Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C) • Clean the interiors of the light shields in the rear storage to remove evidence of dead insects.
  Light Bulbs Protective Shielding (C) • Clean the interiors of the light shields in the rear storage to remove evidence of dead insects.
• ⚠️Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of mouse activity observed around water heater location.Provide full pest report upon re-inspection
  Controlling Pests (Pf) • Evidence of mouse activity observed around water heater location.Provide full pest report upon re-inspection
• ⚠️Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove any unnecessary items from rice storage location clean & organize.
  Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C) • Remove any unnecessary items from rice storage location clean & organize.

When was Pho Common last inspected?

Pho Common has 17 inspections on record going back to December 23, 2016. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pho Common vs Fenway

Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.

Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 4% of them.

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How Boston grades restaurants

Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.

Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated February 14, 2020. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.