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Le's Pho

January 13, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
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: OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS BEING HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES. APPROXIMATELY 5 LBS PORK AND BEAN STUFFED LEAVES WRAPPED IN CELLOPHANE ON FRONT COUNTER FOUND AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES OF 72.9F AND 73.4F. ALL DISCARDED. MANAGEMENT STATES ESTIMATED VALUE TO BE $25.00. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 1-13-16 #1609658 NOT CORRECTED. #30- MUST PROVIDE LABEL(NAME OF THE PRODUCTS)AND DATE ON ALL FOOD CONTAINERS WITH POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INSIDE THE WALK IN COOLER, REACH IN COOLER AND REACH IN FREEZER. ALSO ALL BULK DRY FOOD CONTAINERS NEEDS LABEL. #32- REPLACE ALL GROCERY BAGS USED FOR STORING FROZEN FOODS WITH US FOOD GRADE BAG.#33- MUST CLEAN IN DETAIL AND SANITIZE THE FOLLOWING: ALL DRY FOOD CONTAINERS, ALL CHOPPING BOARDS, ALL COOKING EQUIPMENTS, EXTERIOR SIDES OF THE STOVES,GRIILL AND DEEP FRYER. INTERIOR OF BOTH MICROWAVE,INTERIOR DOOR OF THE DEEP FRYER, AND EXTERIOR PART OF THE RICE COOKER AND MAINTAIN.#43- ALL WIPING CLOTH USED FOR WIPING THE CHOPPING BOARDS,TOP OF THE PREP TABLES, STOVES,DINING TABLES,ETC, MUST BE STORED ON A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION.#45- NO FOOD HANDLER'S CERTIFICATE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. MUST PROVIDE NEXT ROUTINE INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL AS LINER FOR THE SHELVING ON THE COOKS LINE. TORN RUBBER DOOR GASKET IN THE RIGHT SIDE COOKS LINE TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST REPLACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF THE ICE MACHINE DIRTY INCLUDING THE UPPER WATER RESERVOIR. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: DIRTY FLOOR DRAINS AT THE DISH MACHINE AND THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST CLEAN. MISSING FLOOR TILES AT THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST REPLACE. FLOORS THROUGHOUT THE REAR BUILDING HALLWAY WHERE DRY FOODS ARE BEING STORED. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TAPE AS WALL COVERING IN THE REAR DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA AND BEHIND THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. MUST BE PERMANENT, SMOOTH, CLEANABLE AND COMPLETED SEALED. WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILES ABOVE THE DRY FOOD STORAGE AREA. MUST REPLACE.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 13, 2016: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 2 findings recurred. 3 previous findings 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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