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Pho Xe Lua

March 2, 2021 · Pass

😇clean

official resultPass
resultPass
inspection typeCanvass Re-Inspection
failed findings7
critical findings0

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Failed findings

grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Wiping Cloths: Properly Used & Stored
Inspector note: MUST STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN PREP AREAS IN SANITIZER BUCKET BETWEEN USES TO PREVENT CROSS CONTAMINATION. INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN
code 41
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: BROKEN INSIDE LINER OF THE CHEST FREEZER DOOR. NEED TO REPLACE. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NON-ABSORBENT MATERIAL • MUST NOT USE DUCT TAPE AS MEANS OF REPAIR AT CHEST FREEZER DOOR LINER. SURFACE MUST BE SMOOTH CLEANABLE AND NOT ABSORBENT MATERIAL • MUST NOT USE PLASTIC GROCERY BAGS AS FOOD CONTAINERS INSIDE COOLERS AND FREEZERS.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A GRADE FOOD CONTAINERS WITH LIDS AND FOOD GRADE DISPOSABLE BAGS. • BROKEN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE ALL COOLERS IN THE KITCHEN, INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE/REPAIR.
code 47
Warewashing Facilities: Installed, Maintained & Used; Test Strips

Inspector note: NOTED A LARGE POTS UNABLE TO FIT INSIDE THE DISHWASHING MACHINE OR THREE COMPARTMENT SINK FOR PROPER WASHING, RINSING, AND SANITIZING. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR PROPER WASHING AND SANITIZING OF EQUIPMENT OR REMOVE EQUIPMENT.
code 48
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT WITH GREASE BUILD-UP CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
code 49
bathroom / plumbing issues

Official wording: Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices
Inspector note: WATER SPRAYER AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK CONTINUOSILY LEAKING, INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR. MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STOPPERS AT THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. DISCHARGE WATER PIPE UNDER THE ICE MACHINE IS LEAKING REPAIR CAUSE
code 51
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: CEILING TILES WITH HOLES AND BUBBLED UP IN THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO REPLACE BROKEN COVING TILES BESIDE THE ICE MACHINE.REPLACE. • GREASE BUILD-UP UNDER AND AROUND COOKING EQUIPMENT, CLEAN, AND MAINTAIN • MUST NOT USE CARDBOARD BOXES AS MATTING FOR FLOORS.REMOVE. MATTING MUST BE WASHABLE/CLEANABLE.
code 55
All Food Employees Have Food Handler Training

Inspector note: NO FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROVIDED ON SITE.INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
code 57

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Fail on February 22, 2021: 7 findings recurred. 6 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.