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Pho Hoa Restaurant/Drink Lab
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 10, 2026
- address1370 Dorchester Av, Dorchester 02122
Is Pho Hoa Restaurant/Drink Lab clean?
Pho Hoa Restaurant/Drink Lab is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 10, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pho Hoa Restaurant/Drink Lab?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • PIC will need to post an up to date Food Safety Certificate.(A) Certified Food Protection Manager (C) • PIC will need to post an up to date Food Safety Certificate.
- ⚠️Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Not all bulk food containers had labels. Please be sure all small and large containers have lables.Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C) • Not all bulk food containers had labels. Please be sure all small and large containers have lables.
- ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Discontinue to store any tongs or other equipment on oven door handles.In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Discontinue to store any tongs or other equipment on oven door handles.
- ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • PIC will need to set up wipping buckets for staff to use on cooking line and prep areas.Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • PIC will need to set up wipping buckets for staff to use on cooking line and prep areas.
- ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Discontinue to store product on the floor in walk ins. Be sure all food containers have cover to protect the food unless in a cooling stage.Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Discontinue to store product on the floor in walk ins. Be sure all food containers have cover to protect the food unless in a cooling stage.
- ⚠️Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to clean... Wire shelves in walk in. Shelves on cooking line. Bulk food containers.Nonfood-Contact Surfaces (C) • PIC will need to clean... Wire shelves in walk in. Shelves on cooking line. Bulk food containers.
- ⚠️Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Clean hood filters on cooking line. Sticker good until March 2026 please have a date when it will be cleaned next.Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C) • Clean hood filters on cooking line. Sticker good until March 2026 please have a date when it will be cleaned next.
- ⚠️Cutting Surfaces (C) • On flip top units found white cutting boards with dark stains. Clean to remove or replace.Cutting Surfaces (C) • On flip top units found white cutting boards with dark stains. Clean to remove or replace.
- ⚠️(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • White plastic lip inside the ice machine did have some mold on it. Remove ice and clean unit.(A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf) • White plastic lip inside the ice machine did have some mold on it. Remove ice and clean unit.
- ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • One of the two hand sinks in prep area by cooking line was not working. Have repaired. Hand sink in warewashing was covered with a cutting board. Discontinue and make available at all times.Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • One of the two hand sinks in prep area by cooking line was not working. Have repaired. Hand sink in warewashing was covered with a cutting board. Discontinue and make available at all times.
- ⚠️Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • PIC will need to clean the wall on the cooking line and the floor under and behind cooking equipment. Walk in freezer floor will need to be cleaned and ice build up removed.Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C) • PIC will need to clean the wall on the cooking line and the floor under and behind cooking equipment. Walk in freezer floor will need to be cleaned and ice build up removed.
- ⚠️PIC will need to post a copy of the Anti Choking Certificate. Also A copy of the Allergen certificate.PIC will need to post a copy of the Anti Choking Certificate. Also A copy of the Allergen certificate.
When was Pho Hoa Restaurant/Drink Lab last inspected?
Pho Hoa Restaurant/Drink Lab has 88 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2010. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 10, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2026 | Fail | |
| August 14, 2025 | Pass | |
| July 31, 2025 | Fail | |
| July 24, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 27, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 20, 2025 | Fail | |
| October 15, 2024 | Pass | |
| October 2, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 13, 2024 | Fail | |
| June 3, 2024 | Pass | |
| May 31, 2024 | Fail |
Pho Hoa Restaurant/Drink Lab vs Dorchester
Dorchester runs 85% clean across 542 tracked restaurants — 445 clean, 31 mid, 47 cooked.
Against the 542 spots Cooked tracks in Dorchester, this one comes out cleaner than 14% 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 March 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.