Le's Pho

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations1
• last inspectedJanuary 12, 2021
• address4925 N Broadway, Chicago 60640

Is Le's Pho clean?

Le's Pho is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 12, 2021. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Le's Pho?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2021, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcritical
  Management, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • OBSERVED NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING ON SITE. INSTRUCTED FACILITY TO ESTABLISH AN APPROPRIATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY/TRAINING SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN WITH VERIFIABLE DOCUMENTS ON SITE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED
• 🧊food not cooled down right
  Proper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED PREPARED TCS FOODS NOT PROPERLY DATE LABELED. MUST PROPERLY DATE LABELED FOODS WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE NO LONGER THAN 7 DAYS ON ALL TCS FOODS(COOKED BEEF,COOKED PORK,ETC). PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION:7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE CONSUMER ADVISORY (ON SITE), REMINDER (IN THE MENU), AND DISCLOSURE (BY THE FOOD ITEMS) FOR ALL UNDERCOOKED FOODS. MUST INDICATE ON MENU "COOK TO ORDER" PHRASE FOR EGGS,ETC. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#: 7-38-005. NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • LABELS WITH COMMON NAME MUST BE PROVIDED AT DRY FOOD CONTAINERS: SUGAR,FLOUR ETC).
• ⚠️Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT IN THE KITCHEN,MUST PROVIDE
  Personal Cleanliness • OBSERVED EMPLOYEE WITHOUT HAIR RESTRAINT IN THE KITCHEN,MUST PROVIDE
• 🧻grimy wiping cloths
  Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored • MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • CLEAN UNTENSILS:FORKS,SPOONS ETC. MUST BE PROPERLY STORED TO MINIMIZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION: INVERT THEM.
  In-Use Utensils: Properly Stored • CLEAN UNTENSILS:FORKS,SPOONS ETC. MUST BE PROPERLY STORED TO MINIMIZE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION: INVERT THEM.
• ⚠️Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST PROVIDE KNIFE RACK FOR ALL KNIVES THAT ARE NOT PROPELY STORED(BETWEEN WALLS,ON TOP COUNTER BETWEEEN EQUIPMENT ETC)
  Single-Use/Single-Service Articles: Properly Stored & Used • MUST PROVIDE KNIFE RACK FOR ALL KNIVES THAT ARE NOT PROPELY STORED(BETWEEN WALLS,ON TOP COUNTER BETWEEEN EQUIPMENT ETC)
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE TWO DOOR OF REACH-IN COOLER ACROSS FROM COOKING EQUIPMENT(6 BURNERS). REPAIR/REPLACE • CONDENSER UNIT INSIDE REACH-IN TWO DOOR FREEZER IN PREP AREA HAS ACCUMULATION OF ICE.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE THE COOLERS AND FREEZERS. MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS FOOD CONTAINERS. MUST USE WASHABLE CONTAINERS WITH LIDS OR FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS. • MUST NOT USE MILK CRATES AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS.
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED USED LARGE POTS ON SITE STORED ON SHLVES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR PROPER WASHING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE SAID UTENSILS
  Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips • NOTED USED LARGE POTS ON SITE STORED ON SHLVES. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR PROPER WASHING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE SAID UTENSILS
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • PIPES UNDER THE LOW TEMP DISH MACHINE IS LEAKING INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CAUSE, ADDITIONAL STOPPERS IS NEEDED AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK IN DISHROOM • NO LONGER PREMISES USES TEA MACHINE WHICH IS ATTACHED AT WATER LINE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE UNIT FROM PREMISES OR MUST INSTALL A BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AT WATER LINE. FRONT SERVICE AREA.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • MISSING CEILING TILES ABOVE THE ICE MACHINE AT REAR PREP.REPLACE.SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT SURFACE. • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS MATTING FOR FLOORS. MATTING MUST BE WASHABLE/CLEANABLE. ALSO MUST REMOVE DUCT TAPE ONFLOOR DRAINS IN WASHROOMS. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AND PROVIDE A PROPER CAP WITH A SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL • GREASE AND DEBRIS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE PRE,DISHROOM AND STORAGE AREAS.CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • 6-501.11 NOTED SOILED MOPS IMPROPERLY STORED AT THE UTILITY SERVICE SINK WITH MOP HEADS PILED ON THE FLOOR. MOPS HEADS MUST BE STORED INVERTED.
• ⚠️Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT FROM 10-8-2019, REPORT# 2315538 NOT POSTED CONSPICUOUS TO CONSUMERS AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-42-010(B).NO CITATION ISSUED NEW SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN AND POSTED
  Summary Report Displayed And Visible To The Public • PREVIOUS SUMMARY REPORT FROM 10-8-2019, REPORT# 2315538 NOT POSTED CONSPICUOUS TO CONSUMERS AS REQUIRED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION: 7-42-010(B).NO CITATION ISSUED NEW SUMMARY REPORT GIVEN AND POSTED

When was Le's Pho last inspected?

Le's Pho has 14 inspections on record going back to September 26, 2013. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Le's Pho vs Uptown

Uptown runs 62% clean across 725 tracked restaurants — 446 clean, 137 mid, 137 cooked.

Against the 725 spots Cooked tracks in Uptown, this one comes out cleaner than 26% 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 January 12, 2021. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.