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Pho Nan Lua
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedNovember 14, 2022
- address6261 N Mccormick Rd, Chicago 60659
Is Pho Nan Lua clean?
Pho Nan Lua is currently Pass from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on November 14, 2022. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pho Nan Lua?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 14, 2022, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE BIN AND INTERIOR GUARD WITH SOME DIRT, NOT CLEAN. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED CUTTING BOARDS WITH DEEP SCRATCHES AND STAINS HANGING ABOVE PREP SINK IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRUCTED TH PERSON IN CHARGE TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE CUTTING BOARDS AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED RUSTY SHELVES IN THE WALK-IN COOLER LOCATED IN THE REAR PREPARATION AREA. INSTRDUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED FOOD DEBRIS/SPILLS ON FLOORS THROUGHOUT REAR PREPARATION AREA, INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. • OBSERVED VENT COVER WITH DUST ACCUMULATION IN THE UNISEX TOILET ROOM. INSTRUCTED THE PERSON IN CHARGE TO REMOVE DUST AND MAINTAIN.
When was Pho Nan Lua last inspected?
Pho Nan Lua has 10 inspections on record going back to May 28, 2015.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 13, 2023 | closed by the city | |
| November 14, 2022 | Pass | |
| June 24, 2022 | Pass | |
| January 15, 2021 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 8, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 14, 2018 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| June 15, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| September 26, 2016 | Pass | |
| December 10, 2015 | Pass | |
| May 28, 2015 | Pass |
Pho Nan Lua vs West Ridge
West Ridge runs 58% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 557 clean, 174 mid, 233 cooked.
Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 45% of them.
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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.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 14, 2022. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.