Pho Real

• resultPass
• critical violations0
• last inspectedMarch 22, 2024
• address279 Newbury St, Boston 02116

Is Pho Real clean?

Pho Real is currently Pass from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on March 22, 2024. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.

What did inspectors find at Pho Real?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 22, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food handlers observed without hats or hairnets. Provide hats or hairnets for all food handlers.
  Effectiveness-Hair Restraints (C) • Food handlers observed without hats or hairnets. Provide hats or hairnets for all food handlers.
• ⚠️(A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Person in Charge needs to retrain staff on importance of hand washing and maintaining all hand sinks with soap and towels at all times. Retrain staff to dilute sanitizer and hold wiping cloths in sanitizing solution.
  (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf) • Person in Charge needs to retrain staff on importance of hand washing and maintaining all hand sinks with soap and towels at all times. Retrain staff to dilute sanitizer and hold wiping cloths in sanitizing solution.
• ⚠️Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw meat stored above prepped stock. All raw animal products must be stored below cooked foods and produce. Corrected on site.critical
  Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P) • Raw meat stored above prepped stock. All raw animal products must be stored below cooked foods and produce. Corrected on site.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Rice scoop in 60F water. Store rice scoop either clean and dry or in hot water over 135F.
  In-Use Utensils Between-Use Storage (C) • Rice scoop in 60F water. Store rice scoop either clean and dry or in hot water over 135F.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed on counters. No sanititation buckets observed. Provide sanitation buckets for wiping cloths.
  Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C) • Soiled wiping cloths observed on counters. No sanititation buckets observed. Provide sanitation buckets for wiping cloths.
• ⚠️Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Case of cocnut soda stored on floor under 3 compartment sink. Store food off the floor and not under pipes and sinks.
  Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C) • Case of cocnut soda stored on floor under 3 compartment sink. Store food off the floor and not under pipes and sinks.
• ⚠️Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Stock and pickles held overnight without date marking. Label and date all prepared foods held over 24 hours.
  Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf) • Stock and pickles held overnight without date marking. Label and date all prepared foods held over 24 hours.
• ⚠️Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Sponges oberserved at warewashing. Discard sponges and discontinue using sponges to wash food contact surfaces.
  Sponges Use Limitation (C) • Sponges oberserved at warewashing. Discard sponges and discontinue using sponges to wash food contact surfaces.
• ⚠️Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible thermometer or thermal strips for testing rinse temperature on high temp dish machines. Provide either thermometer or strips.
  Temperature Measuring Devices Manual and Mechanical Warewashing (Pf) • No irreversible thermometer or thermal strips for testing rinse temperature on high temp dish machines. Provide either thermometer or strips.
• ⚠️Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test strips for testing quats sanitizer. Provide test strips.
  Sanitizing Solutions Testing Devices (Pf) • No test strips for testing quats sanitizer. Provide test strips.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C) • Wet wiping cloths observed stacked at hand sink in kitchen. Do not store wiping cloths on hand sink. No adequate space for air drying of wiping cloths. Provide linen service for wip[ing cloths and discontinue washing cloths in kitchen.
  Wiping Cloths Air Drying Location (C) • Wet wiping cloths observed stacked at hand sink in kitchen. Do not store wiping cloths on hand sink. No adequate space for air drying of wiping cloths. Provide linen service for wip[ing cloths and discontinue washing cloths in kitchen.
• ⚠️Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink at 3 compartment sink obstructed by drying wiping cloths. Discontinue storing wet soiled towels on hand sink.
  Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf) • Hand sink at 3 compartment sink obstructed by drying wiping cloths. Discontinue storing wet soiled towels on hand sink.
• ⚠️System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Hot water handle at cook line hand sink is loose. Repair as needed to ensure proper hand washing.
  System Maintained in Good Repair (C) • Hot water handle at cook line hand sink is loose. Repair as needed to ensure proper hand washing.
• ⚠️Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Service line hand sink without towels. Staff using towels in kitchen sink. Provide towels and soap at all hand sinks.
  Hand Drying Provision (Pf) • Service line hand sink without towels. Staff using towels in kitchen sink. Provide towels and soap at all hand sinks.
• ⚠️Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood stickers aexpire this month. Provide cleaning date
  Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C) • Hood stickers aexpire this month. Provide cleaning date
• ⚠️Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Spray bottle with grill cleaner observed unlabeld. Label all chemical spray bottles to prevent contamination.
  Common Name-Working Containers (Pf) • Spray bottle with grill cleaner observed unlabeld. Label all chemical spray bottles to prevent contamination.

When was Pho Real last inspected?

Pho Real has 12 inspections on record going back to August 4, 2022.

Pho Real vs Back Bay

Back Bay runs 81% clean across 519 tracked restaurants — 417 clean, 46 mid, 50 cooked.

Against the 519 spots Cooked tracks in Back Bay, this one comes out cleaner than 19% 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 22, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.