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Pho Nan Lua

June 14, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings8
critical findings1

Failed findings

food from a questionable sourcecritical

Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
Inspector note: OBSERVED BOTH KITCHEN EXPOSED HAND WASHING SINKS NOT ACCESSIBLE, BLOCKED BY DIRTY DISHES IN ONE SINK AND A LARGE, THREE PRONGED GLASS WASHING SCRUBBER IN THE OTHER. REVIEWED, THE HAND WASHING SINKS ARE FOR HAND WASHING PURPOSES ONLY. MANAGEMENT REMOVED DISHES AND GLASS WASHER. CRITICAL VIOLATION 7-38-030.
code 11Priority
surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOOD NOT PROTECTED DURING STORAGE IN THREE DIFFERENT COOLERS/FREEZER. IN THE COOKS LINE COOLER OBSERVED RAW BEEF STORED ABOVE PREPARED FOODS AND FRESH CUT LIMES. IN THE WALK-IN COOLER OBSERVED RAW EGGS STORED OVER FRESH VEGETABLES. IN THE BOX FREEZER OBSERVED RAW BEEF STORED DIRECTLY ON TOP OF FRESH HOT PEPPERS. REVIEWED PROPER STORAGE OF RAW FOODS, MANAGEMENT REMOVED/RE-ARRANGED ALL. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: PACKAGED, PREPARED FOODS IN BOX FREEZERS MUST BE LABELED AND DATED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL SPLASH GUARDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR KITCHEN HAND WASHING SINK.--- INSTALL A SPLASH GUARD BETWEEN THE MOP SINK AND THE CLEAN DISH STORAGE AT THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK.---MUST NOT USE TINFOIL, CARDBOARD OR CLOTH TOWELS AS LINERS FOR SHELVING. SURFACES MUST BE SMOOTH AND CLEANABLE.
code 32
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: ALL STORED DRY FOODS AND FOODS THROUGHOUT THE WALK-IN COOLER AND FREEZER MUST BE ELEVATED FROM THE FLOOR 6" OR ABOVE.--- MUST NOT USE CEMENT BLOCKS AS A MEANS OF ELEVATION FOR STORED ITEMS INSIDE THE WALK-IN FREEZER. FLOORS MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR CLEANING AND MONITORING.---MUST NOT USE CARD BOARD AS MATTING FOR FLOORS THROUGHOUT.---DIRTY FLOORS WITH GREASE, DIRT AND DEBRIS UNDER THE WOK COOKS LINE, BEHIND THE ICE MACHINE AND TWO DOOR COOLER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: MUST REMOVE WALL MOUNTED SOAP DISPENSER FROM ABOVE THE REAR KITCHEN ONE COMPARTMENT FOOD PREP SINK AND MOVE TO THE HAND SINK.
code 35
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES STORED ON THE REAR WALKWAY IE: PILED BOXES, MUST BE REMOVED TO PREVENT RODENT HARBORING.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

Inspector note: ALL WIPING CLOTHS THROUGHOUT PREP AREA MUST BE STORED IN A CONTAINER WITH A SANITIZING SOLUTION.
code 43

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on June 15, 2017: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings 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.

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