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Pho 888

June 27, 2017 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings9
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPRATURE. DRAWER COOLER TEMPRATURE FOUND AT 52.5 DEGREES WITH BEEF AT 72.9 DEGREES. DRAWER COOLER TAGGED AND HELD FOR INSPECTION. MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINED AT 40 DEGREES OR LESS. CONTACT CDPH FOR TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL VIOLATION # 7-38-005 (A)
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS WERE FOUND IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES: SOUP 92.7 DEGREES, BEEF PATE AT 75.O DEGREES, SHRIMP AT 50.2 DEGREES AND CHICKEN 75.2. APPROXIMATELY 10 LBS AT AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $20.00 FOODS DISCARD. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-005 (A)
code 3Priority
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD ITEMS THAT ARE NOT STORED IN ORIGINAL CONTAINER, MUST BE LABLED AND IN FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE FOIL FOR LINER UNDERNEATH STOVE RANGE OR STYROFOAM LINER UNDERNEATH MICROWAVE. PEELING PLASTIC LINER ON FRONT FREEZER DOOR, MUST REMOVE. ALL SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR OF MICROWAVE FOUND DIRTY, MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: STAINLESS STEEL WALL PANEL BEHIND THE MOP SINK NOT PROPERLY SEALED. MUST SEAL/REPAIR.
code 35
thermometers missing

Official wording: Lighting: Required Minimum Foot-Candles Of Light Provided, Fixtures Shielded
Inspector note: LIGHT FIXTURE IN KITCHEN PREP AREA FALLING. MUST REPLACE.
code 36
Refrigeration And Metal Stem Thermometers Provided And Conspicuous

Inspector note: MUST PROVIDE THERMOMETER FOR TALL FREEZER LOCATED IN THE FRONT SERVICE AREA.
code 40
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: PERSONAL ITEMS MUST NOT BE STORED IN FOOD STORAGE AREAS. ALL ITEMS STORED ON THE REAR WALK WAY MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBOARAGE. E.G. UNUSED EQUIPMENT, POT AND PANS.
code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on June 1, 2016: 9 findings appeared for the first time. 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.