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Pho Loan Restaurant

July 10, 2017 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings6
critical findings0

Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE. SEVERAL FREEZERS, A COOLER AND AN ICE MACHINE FOUND UNABLE TO LOCK DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM TWO CUSTOMER WASHROOMS IN THE REAR HALLWAY. ALSO OBSERVED A PREP TABLE WITH TWO SLICERS BEING USED AND STORED VEGETABLES IN THE SAME HALLWAY ACROSS FROM CUSTOMERS WASHROOM WITH CUSTOMER ACCESS AND POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL PREPPING EQUIPMENT AND PREP TABLE, PROVIDE LOCKS FOR ALL COOLERS, FREEZERS AND ICE MACHINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOODS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Clean Multi-Use Utensils And Single Service Articles Properly Stored: No Reuse Of Single Service Articles

Inspector note: KNIVES BEING IMPROPERLY STORED BETWEEN THE PREP COOLER AND PREP TABLE. MUST PROVIDE A PROPER KNIFE HOLDER.
code 31
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE TIN FOIL OR PAPER TOWELS AS LINERS FOR EQUIPMENT OR SHELVING THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. RAW WOODEN STAND ON THE COOKS LINE TO HOLD NOODLE CONTAINER FOUND EXTREMELY DIRTY. MUST CLEAN AND PAINT OR SEAL RAW WOOD.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: EXTERIOR OF THE GAS STOVE AND THE MICROWAVE OWN 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: WATER DAMAGED CEILING TILE IN THE KITCHEN. MUST REPLACE.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on April 22, 2016: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 3 previous findings did not recur.

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About this record

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.