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L C Pho Restaurant
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 10, 2026
- address2739 W Lawrence Ave, Chicago 60625
Is L C Pho Restaurant clean?
L C Pho Restaurant is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on April 10, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at L C Pho Restaurant?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🌡️thermometers missingThermometers Provided & Accurate • AMBIENT AIR THERMOMETER NOT PROVIDED IN THE THREE DOOR REACH-IN COOLER OR REAR PREP COOLER. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT A THERMOMETER MUST BE PROVIDED INSIDE OF COOLING EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE THE ACCURACY OF AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE. -MANAGEMENT PROVIDED THERMOMETERS FOR COOLERS.-COS
- ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED FACILITY USING SINGLE USE GROCERY BAGS TO STORE RAW PORK IN THE REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE FRONT COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT TO RE-USE SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AND STORE FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • OBSERVED FACILITY USING SINGLE USE GROCERY BAGS TO STORE RAW PORK IN THE REACH-IN FREEZER IN THE FRONT COOKING AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT TO RE-USE SINGLE SERVICE ITEMS AND STORE FOOD ITEMS IN FOOD GRADE BAGS OR CONTAINERS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED TORN GASKETS ON THE INSIDE OF RIGHT PREP COOLER IN THE REAR PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
When was L C Pho Restaurant last inspected?
L C Pho Restaurant has 22 inspections on record going back to January 27, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 10, 2026 | Pass | |
| March 10, 2025 | Pass | |
| March 5, 2025 | Fail | |
| February 24, 2025 | Fail | |
| March 8, 2024 | Pass | |
| February 28, 2023 | Pass | |
| April 21, 2022 | Pass | |
| April 4, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 1, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 18, 2020 | Pass | |
| February 7, 2020 | Fail | |
| March 18, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions |
L C Pho Restaurant vs Lincoln Square
Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.
Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 44% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 10, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.