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Pho John St
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 21, 2026
- address45 John Street, Manhattan 10038
- cuisineSoutheast Asian
- phone6462831888
Is Pho John St clean?
Pho John St is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on January 21, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Pho John St?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧼staff skipping handwashingcriticalPersonal cleanliness is inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn where required. Jewelry worn on hands or arms. Fingernail polish worn or fingernails not kept clean and trimmed.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
When was Pho John St last inspected?
Pho John St has 1 inspection on record going back to January 21, 2026, averaging 10 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
Pho John St vs Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan
Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan runs 87% clean across 612 tracked restaurants — 442 clean, 17 mid, 48 cooked.
Against the 612 spots Cooked tracks in Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan, this one comes out cleaner than 43% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated January 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.