Pho Xe Lua

• official resultPass w/ Conditions
• resultPass w/ Conditions
• inspection typeCanvass
• failed findings4
• critical findings1

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Failed findings

• 🤒staff working while sickcritical
  Official wording: Procedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events
  Inspector note: OBSERVED PROCEDURE IN PLACE FOR VOMIT AND DIARRHEAL EVENTS. FACILITY NEEDS TO OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY SUPPLIES AND MAINTAIN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-005
  code 5Priority
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
  Inspector note: OBSERVED CORKBOARD USED FOR DRY STORAGE SHELVING. CORKBOARD IS POROUS AND SURFACE NEEDS TO BE RESTORED TO A NON POROUS SMOOTH EASILY CLEANABLE SURFACE.
  code 47
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
  Inspector note: OBSERVED BACK FLOW PREVENTION DEVICE COULD NOT BE LOCATED ON ICE MACHINE TO BE SERVICED AND MAINTAINED. INSTALL AND MAINTAIN.
  code 51
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
  Inspector note: OBSERVED FRYER AND HOT HOLDING UNIT STORED IN DINING ROOM. NO COOKING IS ALLOWED IN DINING ROOM AND EQUIPMENT MUST BE REMOVED FROM AREA.
  code 55

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on July 3, 2018: 1 finding appeared for the first time. 3 findings recurred. 5 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.

Source: Chicago Data Portal.