Pho Cafe

• resultFail
• critical violations2
• last inspectedMarch 27, 2024 →
• address232 W Cermak Rd, Chicago 60616

Is Pho Cafe clean?

Pho Cafe is no longer in business. Chicago Department of Public Health recorded it as out of business on April 3, 2024, which is an administrative result rather than a health finding — the business closed or moved, it was not shut down over conditions. Its last actual inspection result was Fail on March 27, 2024. The record below is kept for history; it says nothing about whatever occupies the address now.

What did inspectors find at Pho Cafe?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 27, 2024, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🪳pests in the house
  Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
• 🚰handwashing sink blocked or barecritical
  Adequate Handwashing Sinks Properly Supplied And Accessible
• ⚠️Food In Good Condition, Safe, & Unadulteratedcritical
• 🧽surfaces not properly sanitized
  Food-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized
• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
• ⚠️Contamination Prevented During Food Preparation, Storage & Display
• ⚠️Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips
• ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected

When was Pho Cafe last inspected?

Pho Cafe has 4 inspections on record going back to March 29, 2022.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 27, 2024. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.

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