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Pho's Thai Cuisine

June 21, 2016 · Pass w/ Conditions

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official resultPass w/ Conditions
resultPass w/ Conditions
inspection typeShort Form Complaint
failed findings10
critical findings0

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Failed findings

surfaces not properly sanitized

Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
Inspector note: OBSERVED FOODS NOT PROTECTED DURING PREPARATION. EMPLOYEE OBSERVED SITTING AT A CUSTOMER DINING ROOM TABLE FILLING WONTON WRAPPERS AND PREPARING FOODS WHILE CUSTOMERS IN SAME AREA PICKING UP FOOD ORDERS. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOODS MUST BE PREPARED IN THE DESIGNATED FOOD PREPARATION AREAS. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-005(A).
code 16
hot/cold holding temps off

Official wording: * Certified Food Manager On Site When Potentially Hazardous Foods Are Prepared And Served
Inspector note: NO CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER ON SITE DURING INITIAL INSPECTION WHILE THE ABOVE MENTIONED FOODS WERE BEING PREPARED AND NOT PROTECTED. ALSO FOODS SUCH AS RICE IN WARMER AT 157.8F. MANAGER WAS TELEPHONED AT INITIAL INSPECTION AND ARRIVED DURING THE INSPECTION. SERIOUS VIOLATION 7-38-012.
code 21
Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed

Inspector note: ALL BULK FOOD CONTAINERS MUST BE LABELED.
code 30
Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE NEWSPAPER AS LINER FOR SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN. SHELVING THROUGHOUT KITCHEN DIRTY WITH FOOD DEBRIS. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 32
food prep surfaces dirty

Official wording: Food And Non-Food Contact Equipment Utensils Clean, Free Of Abrasive Detergents
Inspector note: THE FOLLOWING NEED CLEANING: INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE GAS STOVE. INTERIOR OF THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER. BUS PAN CART. MUST CLEAN ALL AND MAINTAIN.
code 33
Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used

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

Inspector note: MUST NOT USE PLASTIC WRAP AS LINER FOR THE TALL REACH-IN FREEZER SIDES. WALLS THROUGHOUT KITCHEN WITH DIRT AND FOOD SPLATTER. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
code 35
pests in the house

Official wording: Ventilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained
Inspector note: LEAK AT THE NOZZLE OF THE THREE COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
code 38
grimy wiping cloths

Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
Inspector note: EMPLOYEES MUST NOT STORE PERSONAL BELONGINGS IN DRY FOOD AREA OR FOOD CONTACT EQUIPMENT STORAGE.
code 41
Food (Ice) Dispensing Utensils, Wash Cloths Properly Stored

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

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 29, 2016: 2 findings appeared for the first time. 8 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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