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Pho Cafe

October 22, 2019 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings5
critical findings1

Failed findings

staff working while sickcritical

Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
Inspector note: PROCEDURE ON PREMISES AND SOME SUPPLIES (PAPER TOWELS, CLEANING AGENT, GLOVES). MUST OBTAIN THE PROPER SANITIZER TO KILL NOROVIRUS AND FACE MASKS. ADDITIONAL TIME GRANTED TO OBTAIN SUPPLIES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-010.
code 5Priority
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF PEST ACTIVITY ON PREMISES. FOUND 80 OR MORE MOUSE DROPPINGS ON THE FLOOR BY THE DISHMACHINE, BY THE ICE MACHINE AND BY THE TWO DOOR FREEZER IN THE REAR OF THE KITCHEN. MUST CLEAN ALL AFFECTED AREAS AND HAVE PEST CONTROL COMPANY SERVICE PRIOR TO REINSPECTION NEXT WEEK. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-020(A) ISSUED.
code 38
Personal Cleanliness

Inspector note: SOME FOOD HANDLERS OBSERVED NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINTS; MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AT ALL TIMES WHILE HANDLING FOODS.
code 40
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE INTERIOR PANEL OF THE ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: MUST CLEAN THE FLOORS AROUND UNDER AND BEHIND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN THE WALLS AROUND AND BEHIND VARIOUS KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED. CLEAN THE LIGHT SHIELD IN THE KITCHEN ABOVE THE PREP TABLE TO REMOVE DUST OBSERVED ON THE SHIELD. • MUST SEAL ALL HOLES ALONG THE WALLBASE AROUND AND BEHIND EQUIPMENT WHERE NEEDED IN THE KITCHEN AREA.
code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on April 8, 2019: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 3 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.