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Pho's Thai Cuisine

October 25, 2012 · Fail

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official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeCanvass
failed findings7
critical findings2

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Failed findings

certified manager paperwork missingcritical

Official wording: Facilities To Maintain Proper Temperature
Inspector note: FACILITIES UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PROPER TEMPERATURES. COOKS LINE COOLER FOUND AT 45.9F WITH FOODS SUCH AS CHICKEN AT 51.5F. COOLER TAGGED HELD FOR INSPECTION AND MUST NOT USE UNTIL REPAIRED AND MAINTAINS A TEMPERATURE OF 40F OR BELOW AND C.D.P.H CONTACTED BY FAX AT 312-746-4240 OR PHONE 312-746-5426 FOR RE-INSPECTION AND TAG REMOVAL. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005 (A).
code 2Priority
sick-employee policy not followedcritical

Official wording: Potentially Hazardous Food Meets Temperature Requirement During Storage, Preparation Display And Service
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS FOUND HELD AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURES IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED COOLER. BEEF AT 46.9F, CHICKEN AT 51.5F, CUT VEGETABLES AT 47.5F, EGGS AND TOFU AT 49F. ALL FOODS DISCARDED. CRITICAL CITATION ISSUED 7-38-005(A).
code 3Priority
toxic chemicals mishandled

Official wording: Previous Minor Violation(S) Corrected 7-42-090
Inspector note: PREVIOUS MINOR VIOLATIONS FROM 2-5-10 NOT CORRECTED. #32-OBSERVED FOOD STORED INSIDE OF NON-FOOD GRADE STORAGE BAGS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT TO USE FOOD GRADE BAGS THAT ARE DURABLE.#33-DETAIL CLEAN THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT, GREASE TRAPS UNDER 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND PIPES LEADING TO THE TRAPS, STORAGE SHELVES, DRY FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS, WIRE RACKS IN THE COOLERS, INTERIOR OF FREEZER, PREP TABLES.#34- DETAIL CLEAN THE FLOOR WITH HEAVY GREASE BUILDUP UNDER THE COOKING EQUIPMENT.#35-DETAIL CLEAN THE FOOD DEBRIS AND GREASE ON THE WALLS OF THE PREP AREA. CLEAN AND REPAINT THE REAR WALL ABOVE THE PREP TABLE WITH CHIPPED PAINT. SERIOUS CITATION ISSUED 7-42-090.
code 29
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: SHELVING THROUGHOUT ENTIRE PREP WITH DIRT, GREASE DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN. RUBBER DOOR GASKETS ON BOTH TALL REACH-IN COOLER TORN AND REPAIRED WITH DUCT TAPE. MUST REPLACE.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: INTERIOR LID OF RICE COOKER STAINED WITH OLD RICE. MUST CLEAN AFTER EACH USE.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

Inspector note: FLOORS BEHIND ALL COOLERS, UNDER ALL SHELVING WITH FOOD DEBRIS, GREASE AND DIRT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 34
Walls, Ceilings, Attached Equipment Constructed Per Code: Good Repair, Surfaces Clean And Dust-Less Cleaning Methods

Inspector note: LARGE HOLE IN WALL UNDER THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST SEAL.
code 35

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on February 5, 2010: 3 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred.

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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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