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Saigon Pho
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations0
- last inspectedMarch 28, 2025
- address3220-3222 W Bryn Mawr Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Saigon Pho clean?
Saigon Pho is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on March 28, 2025. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Saigon Pho?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 28, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧽surfaces not properly sanitizedFood-Contact Surfaces: Cleaned & Sanitized • OBSERVED SLIGHT CALCIUM BUILD UP INSIDE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN INTERIOR OF ICE MACHINE AND MAINTAIN.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • DISHMACHINE BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE LEAKING. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CEILING LEAKING AT BOTH MENS/WOMENS WASHROOMS AT 3220 W BRYN MAWR SIDE THAT IS NOT USED. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN CEILING LEAKS.
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • VENTILATION HOOD WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD/FILTERS.Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • VENTILATION HOOD WITH ACCUMULATED FOOD AND GREASE BUILD UP. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN VENTILATION HOOD/FILTERS.
- ⚠️Previous Core Violation Corrected • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2603791 DATED ON 10/01/24 NOT CORRECTED-#58 OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS AND PROVIDE PROOF OF CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.Previous Core Violation Corrected • THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION FROM REPORT #2603791 DATED ON 10/01/24 NOT CORRECTED-#58 OBSERVED CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGER WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING. INSTRUCTED TO OBTAIN ALLERGEN TRAINING FOR ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOODSERVICE MANAGERS AND PROVIDE PROOF OF CERTIFICATION. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-42-090.
When was Saigon Pho last inspected?
Saigon Pho has 10 inspections on record going back to January 21, 2020.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 28, 2025 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| October 1, 2024 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2024 | Fail | |
| September 10, 2024 | Fail | |
| July 18, 2023 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 4, 2022 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| February 23, 2021 | Pass | |
| February 19, 2021 | Fail | |
| February 8, 2021 | Fail | |
| January 21, 2020 | Pass w/ Conditions |
Saigon Pho vs North Park
North Park runs 61% clean across 224 tracked restaurants — 135 clean, 37 mid, 51 cooked.
Against the 224 spots Cooked tracks in North Park, this one comes out cleaner than 33% of them.
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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 March 28, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.