Phos Spicier Thai

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 11, 2023
• address4638 N Western Ave, Chicago 60625

Is Phos Spicier Thai clean?

Phos Spicier Thai is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on September 11, 2023. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.

What did inspectors find at Phos Spicier Thai?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2023, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 🧊cold food not cold enough
  Proper Cold Holding Temperatures • OBSERVED SEVERAL TCS FOODS STORED AT INADEQUATE TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 48-73 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD FOODS ARE HELD AT 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER DISCARDED 5 POUNDS FRIED TOFU, 1/2 POUND TOMATOES, 1/4 POUND CABBAGE, 1 POUND SHRIMP, 1 POUND MIXED GREENS, AND 1 POUND CHICKEN ( $325). PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🧫food prep surfaces dirty
  Proper Cooling Methods Used; Adequate Equipment For Temperature Control • OBSERVED 2 COOLERS WITH INADEQUATE AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURES OF 45 F AND 50 F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO ENSURE ALL COLD HOLDING UNITS HAVE AN AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF 41 F AND BELOW. MANAGER CALLED TECHNICIAN WHO REPAIRED 1 COOLER. 1 COOLER TAGGED. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-005 CITATION ISSUED.
• 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to code
  Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • OBSERVED INTERIOR OF COOLERS WITH RUSTED RACKS. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPAINT OR REPLACE RACKS.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • OBSERVED SEVERAL PIECES OF EQUIPMENT( SIDE OF LARGE WHITE 2 DOOR COOLER, GRIDDLE AREA, AND SHELVING ABOVE PREP AREA) WITH HEAVY SOIL AND DEBRIS BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED DAMAGED CEILING WITH CHIPPED PAINT, LEAKS, AND DUCK TAPE USED TO PATCH. INSTRUCTED MANAGER REPAIR AND REPAINT CEILING; OBSERVED CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO REPLACE. • OBSERVED FLOORS THROUGHOUT FACILITY WITH SOIL AND DEBRIS BUILDUP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ABOVE GRIDDLE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ABOVE GRIDDLE AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO CLEAN.

When was Phos Spicier Thai last inspected?

Phos Spicier Thai has 20 inspections on record going back to July 27, 2015. The 12 most recent are shown below.

Phos Spicier Thai vs Lincoln Square

Lincoln Square runs 59% clean across 922 tracked restaurants — 536 clean, 152 mid, 228 cooked.

Against the 922 spots Cooked tracks in Lincoln Square, this one comes out cleaner than 37% of them.

Other spots in Lincoln Square

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  mid · April 28, 2016
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  clean · July 10, 2017
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  clean · March 12, 2019
• ✓ Tina's Hot Dog
  clean · June 25, 2012
• ✓! La Catedral Cafe
  mid · April 26, 2019
• ✓ Borelli's
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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 September 11, 2023. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.