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Sunset Pho Cafe
- resultPass w/ Conditions
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 23, 2019
- address5726 N Western Ave, Chicago 60659
Is Sunset Pho Cafe clean?
Sunset Pho Cafe is currently Pass w/ Conditions from Chicago Department of Public Health, from an inspection on January 23, 2019. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at Sunset Pho Cafe?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 23, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🤒sick-employee policy not followedcriticalManagement, Food Employee And Conditional Employee; Knowledge, Responsibilities And Reporting • NO PERSON OR EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY IN PLACE. INSTRUCTED MANAGER TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION THAT ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES ARE INFORMED OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT ANY DISEASE TRANSMISSIBLE THROUGH FOOD. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-38-012 (A) NO CITATION
- 🤒staff working while sickcriticalProcedures For Responding To Vomiting And Diarrheal Events • OBSERVED NO CLEAN-UP POLICY PROCEDURE FOR VOMITING AND DIARRHEA.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED) -7-38.005
- 🧊food not cooled down rightProper Date Marking And Disposition • OBSERVED NO PROPER DATE MARKING ON TCS FOODS STORED INSIDE OF COOLERS FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS.MUST PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN.(PRIORITY FOUNDATION-NO CITATION ISSUED)7-38-005
- 🏷️food improperly labeledFood Properly Labeled; Original Container • NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND/OR PREPARED BY DATE INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeFood & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used • MUST REPAIR BROKEN DOOR SEALS ON REACH UNDER COOLER UNIT AND TWO DOOR STAND UP COOLER.
- 🚻bathroom / plumbing issuesPlumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • OBSERVED THAT WATER FAUCET IS BROKEN AND LEAKING ON UTILITY SINK IN REAR STORAGE ROOM
- 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimyPhysical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • OBSERVED THAT FLOORS IN DRY STORAGE BACK AND HALL TO BASEMENT STORAGE ARE COVERED WITH CARPET . MUST PROVIDE SMOOTH , NON ABSORBENT EASY CLEANABLE FLOORS IN ALL FOOD STORAGE AND PREP AREAS
- ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THAT LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT WORKING OVER ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAINAdequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • OBSERVED THAT LIGHT BULBS ARE NOT WORKING OVER ICE MACHINE. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN
- 🥜allergen training missingAllergen Training As Required • NOTED CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS ON DUTY WITH NO ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT THAT ALL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION.
When was Sunset Pho Cafe last inspected?
Sunset Pho Cafe has 12 inspections on record going back to March 3, 2011.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2019 | closed by the city | |
| January 23, 2019 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| January 19, 2018 | Pass | |
| February 17, 2017 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| March 29, 2016 | Pass | |
| April 17, 2015 | Pass | |
| October 10, 2014 | Pass | |
| May 30, 2014 | Pass | |
| January 4, 2013 | Pass | |
| April 15, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 9, 2011 | Pass | |
| March 3, 2011 | Fail |
Sunset Pho Cafe 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 26% 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 January 23, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.