Pho So1 Boston

• resultFail
• critical violations1
• last inspectedAugust 13, 2013
• address223 Adams St, Dorchester 02122

Is Pho So1 Boston clean?

Pho So1 Boston is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on August 13, 2013. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Pho So1 Boston?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on August 13, 2013, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️Food Container Labels • Not all food containers labeled. Provide labels for all bilk food containers and spices.
  Food Container Labels • Not all food containers labeled. Provide labels for all bilk food containers and spices.
• ⚠️Food Protection • Food stored in store shopping bags in freezer. Discontinue and store in commercial grade containers.
  Food Protection • Food stored in store shopping bags in freezer. Discontinue and store in commercial grade containers.
• ⚠️Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Soiled wiping clothes stored on prep tables and counters. Provide a bucket for cloths and sanitizer.
  Wiping Cloths Clean Sanitize • Soiled wiping clothes stored on prep tables and counters. Provide a bucket for cloths and sanitizer.
• ⚠️Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • All shelves in kitchen soiled with grease and grime. Clean to remove. Exterior of low temperature dishwasher soiled with grime and debris. Clean Exterior of ice machine in basement soiled with grime. Clean Interior and exterior of freezers in basement soiled with dried and frost build up. Clean to remove. Remove glue traps with dead cockroachs. Also some dead on shelves in warewashing area need to be clean up. Provide a up to date pest control report on reinspection. Exterior of bulk food containers soiled (spices flour sugar ect.). Clean Papertowel holder at hand sink in kitchen soiled. Clean Interior and exterior of microwwave visibly soiled with food. Clean
  Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean • All shelves in kitchen soiled with grease and grime. Clean to remove. Exterior of low temperature dishwasher soiled with grime and debris. Clean Exterior of ice machine in basement soiled with grime. Clean Interior and exterior of freezers in basement soiled with dried and frost build up. Clean to remove. Remove glue traps with dead cockroachs. Also some dead on shelves in warewashing area need to be clean up. Provide a up to date pest control report on reinspection. Exterior of bulk food containers soiled (spices flour sugar ect.). Clean Papertowel holder at hand sink in kitchen soiled. Clean Interior and exterior of microwwave visibly soiled with food. Clean
• ⚠️Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Vegetable slicer stored as clean but visibly soiled with food. Clean to remove.
  Clean Equipment & Utensils Storage • Vegetable slicer stored as clean but visibly soiled with food. Clean to remove.
• ⚠️Insects Rodents Animals • Alive and dead cockroachs found during reinspection. Pest control inspected and baited and will be back on 8-16-13. PIC needs to monitor and continue to clean to help with problem.
  Insects Rodents Animals • Alive and dead cockroachs found during reinspection. Pest control inspected and baited and will be back on 8-16-13. PIC needs to monitor and continue to clean to help with problem.
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors in basement walk in and under cooking equipment in kitchen soiled with food and grease. Clean to remove. Floors in walk in cooler visibly soiled. Clean
  Improper Maintenance of Floors • Floors in basement walk in and under cooking equipment in kitchen soiled with food and grease. Clean to remove. Floors in walk in cooler visibly soiled. Clean
• ⚠️Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Walls in kitchen stairs to basement and warewashing area visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Hood over cook line expired in July. Address. PIC stated being cleaned 8-14-13 Broken ceiling tiles in basement. Replace. PIC worjing with repair man.
  Improper Maintenance of Walls/Ceilings • Walls in kitchen stairs to basement and warewashing area visibly soiled. Clean to remove. Hood over cook line expired in July. Address. PIC stated being cleaned 8-14-13 Broken ceiling tiles in basement. Replace. PIC worjing with repair man.
• ⚠️PIC Performing Duties • PIC need to monitor cleaning of equipment and location. I recommend a cleaning schedule.critical
  PIC Performing Duties • PIC need to monitor cleaning of equipment and location. I recommend a cleaning schedule.

When was Pho So1 Boston last inspected?

Pho So1 Boston has 15 inspections on record going back to March 11, 2011. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Pho So1 Boston 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 7% 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 August 13, 2013. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.