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Pho 777 Restaurant

October 2, 2014 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE.FOUND PREPARED UNCOVERED FOOD STORED ON KITCHEN FLOOR BY COOKING EQUIPMENT;COOKED BEEF WITH BONES STORED INSIDE THROUGHOUT THE CHEST FREEZER WITHOUT CONTAINER OR FOOD BAGS. ALSO INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE WATER RESERVOIR AND PANELS WITH BLACK SLIME SUBSTANCE DRIPPING INTO WATER AND ICE CUBES.INSTRUCTED TO COVER AND ELEVATE FOOD FROM FLOORS,PROVIDE FOOD GRADE BAGS OR FOOD CONTAINERS TO STORE COOKED AND RAW FOOD INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS.CLEAN AND SANITIZE INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE..FOOD STORED ON FLOOR WAS REMOVED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-005(A)
code 16
toxic items stored near food

Official wording: No Evidence Of Rodent Or Insect Outer Openings Protected/Rodent Proofed, A Written Log Shall Be Maintained Available To The Inspectors
Inspector note: IMPROPER PEST CONTROL. FOUND OPENED PESTICIDE PELLETS ON FLOOR BESIDE THE CHEST FREEZER AND TWO DOOR REACH-IN COOLER IN REAR PREP AREA.PESTICIDE PELLETS MUST BE STORED INSIDE THE BAIT BOXES,IN PREP AREA.ALSO OBSERVED 10 RAT DROPPINGS: 4DROPPINGS UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT AND 6 AT CHEMICAL/MOP STORAGE,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE,CLEAN AND SANITIZE PESTICIDE AND DROPPINGS AT AREA MENTIONED. SERIOUS VIOLATION:7-38-020
code 18
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: BLACK SLIMES ON RUBBER GASKET INSIDE THE DOORS OF REACH-IN COOLERS UNDER THE PREP COOLERS,IN THE KITCHEN.INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.CARDBOARDS USED FOR SHELF LINERS THROUGHOUT THE PREMISES INCLUDED INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZER REMOVE AND PROVIDE A SMOOTH,CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL. SIDE OF DEEP FRYER AND COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH A BUILD-UP OF GREASE,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.BURNED FOOD INSIDE THE OVEN ,INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: GREASE ON FLOOR UNDER THE EQUIPMENT BY THE DEEP FRYER INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 34
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Toilet Room Doors Self Closing: Dressing Rooms With Lockers Provided: Complete Separation From Living/Sleeping Quarters
Inspector note: OBSERVED A BABY CRIB AND OTHER ITEMS AT SECOND DINING AREA,INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FROM DINING AREA AND PROVIDE A SEPARATE SLEEPING QUARTERS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: EXPOSED HAND SINK IN PREP AREA SLOWLY DRAINING,INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR.
code 38
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: FOUND DIRTY WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT THE PREP AREA .INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDED A BUCKET WITH SANITIZING SOLUTION AND CLEAN WIPING CLOTH IN EACH WORKING STATION,
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on January 24, 2014: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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