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Le's Pho

March 28, 2014 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE: FOUND 13 EACH RICE AND BEANS ROLLED ON BANANA LEAF STORED ON TOP THE FRONT COUNTER AT TEMP OF 68.1F AND 70F. FOUND PORK BROTH STORED ON CRATE BY THE WALK-IN FLOOR AT TEMP OF 61.5F IN THE KITCHEN, FOUND COOKED SLICED BEEF AT TEMP OF 51.5F TO 52F STORED INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER. NO TEMPERATURE HOLDING OR COOLING METHOD BEING APPLIED,ALSO NO TIME/TEMPERATURE LOGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. POUNDS 20, VALUE $ 150.MANAGER DISCARDED AND DENATURED TEMPERATURE ABUSED FOOD. CRITICAL VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 3Priority
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: OBSERVED PLASTIC CONTAINERS AND FLAT POT INSIDE FOOD CONTAINERS WITH FOOD, STORED IN WALK-IN COOLER.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE LADLES OR OTHER UTENSILS WITH LONG HANDLES, TO BE ABLE TO SCOOP FOOD. KNIFE ARE STORED BETWEEN EQUIPMENT(DISPLAY PREP COOLER AND WALL),IN THE KITCHEN AND FRONT AREA,INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE KNIFE RACK FOR BOTH AREA. NO SPLASH GUARD PROVIDED BETWEEN THE EXPOSED HAND SINK PREP TABLE AND SHELF WERE FOOD IS STORED.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE SPLASH GUARD ON BOTH SIDE OF SAID SINK,SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: DEBRIS ON SHELVES IN PREP AREA,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOOR UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A GREASE AND ENCRUSTED FOOD BUILDUP,ALSO DEBRIS ON FLOOR UNDER SHELVES INSIDE THE WALK-IN COOLER,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 34
Appropriate Method Of Handling Of Food (Ice) Hair Restraints And Clean Apparel Worn

Inspector note: NOT ALL EMPLOYEES IS WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT IN PREP AREA. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO USE EFFECTIVE HAIR RESTRAINTS TO CONFINE HAIR IN PREP AREA. ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE ICE BIN OF THE ICE MACHINE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP CONTAINER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION
code 42

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on December 12, 2013: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 1 previous finding did not recur.

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This record comes from Chicago Department of Public Health. Cooked keeps the official result and wording separate from its plain-English explanation so you can verify what the inspector actually published.

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