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Uptown Pho

March 14, 2018 · Pass w/ Conditions
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  • official resultPass w/ Conditions
  • resultPass w/ Conditions
  • inspection typeCanvass
  • failed findings7
  • critical findings2

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Failed findings

  • food from a questionable sourcecritical
    Official wording: Adequate Number, Convenient, Accessible, Designed, And Maintained
    Inspector note: NOTED PREP TABLE WITH SLICER AND FROZEN MEAT READY TO BE SLICED WITH NO HAND WASH SINK, NOR SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS ON THE SECOND FLOOR DRY STORAGE ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO EITHER INSTALL A HAND WASH SINK WITH SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS OR REMOVE PREP TABLE AND SLICER. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-030
    code 11Priority
  • hand hygiene slippingcritical
    Official wording: Hands Washed And Cleaned, Good Hygienic Practices; No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods.
    Inspector note: NOTED EMPLOYEES (COOKS) WHILE WEARING GLOVES, WASHED DISHES AT THE UTILITY SINK WITHOUT REMOVING OR CHANGING GLOVES OR WASHING HANDS...SAME EMPLOYEES WHILE WEARING GLOVES MOVE FROM KITCHEN THROUGH THE DOOR; OPEN THE 3 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE HALLWAY AND BACK TO THE KITCHEN TO CONTINUE COOKING, ALL WITHOUT CHANGING GLOVES AND/OR WASHING HANDS. DISCUSSED WITH NO BARE HAND CONTACT POLICY WITH READY TO EAT FOODS. CRITICAL VIOLATION #7-38-010(A)
    code 6Priority
  • surfaces not properly sanitized
    Official wording: Food Protected During Storage, Preparation, Display, Service And Transportation
    Inspector note: NOTED THE FOLLOWING:- EMPLOYEE WASHING DISHES AT THE UTILITY SINK OF THE PREP TABLE, NOTED EMPLOYEE SODA BOTTLE INSIDE ICE MACHINE BIN (ICE USED TO SERVE CUSTOMERS), NOTED GRAYISH, SLIMY SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE INNER LINING OF ICE MACHINE DRIPPING ON TO THE ICE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT NOT TO WASH DISHES AT THE UTILITY SINK, MUST REMOVE AND NOT STORE ANY EMPLOYEE FOOD ITEMS INSIDE ICE MACHINE AND MANAGER IMMEDIATELY HAD EMPLOYEES CLEAN AND SANITIZE ICE MACHINE. SERIOUS VIOLATION #7-38-005(A)
    code 16
  • Food In Original Container, Properly Labeled: Customer Advisory Posted As Needed
    Inspector note: NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME AND PREPARED BY OR USED BY DATE......NOTED FOOD ITEMS STORED IN GROCERY BAGS. INSTRUCTED TO STORE ALL FOOD ITEMS APPROVED FOOD GRADE CONTAINERS WITH TIGHT FITTING LIDS.
    code 30
  • Food And Non-Food Contact Surfaces Properly Designed, Constructed And Maintained
    Inspector note: NOTED ICE SCOOP STORED INSIDE THE ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE AN ICE SCOOP HOLDER.
    code 32
  • Floors: Constructed Per Code, Cleaned, Good Repair, Coving Installed, Dust-Less Cleaning Methods Used
    Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE AND UNDERNEATH EQUIPMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA BEHIND STOVE AND UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT....MUST ALSO DETAIL CLEAN FLOORS AT THE ELECTRICAL ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
    code 34
  • grimy wiping cloths
    Official wording: Premises Maintained Free Of Litter, Unnecessary Articles, Cleaning Equipment Properly Stored
    Inspector note: NOTED HEAVY CLUTTER AT THE SECOND FLOOR ELECTRICAL/HEATING ROOM. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN, ORGANIZE AND/OR REMOVE ALL UNNECESSARY ARTICLES TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST.
    code 41

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass on March 17, 2017: 7 findings appeared for the first time.

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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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