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PHO SPICIER THAI

1320 W DEVON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60660 · Restaurant

Inspection summary

PHO SPICIER THAI has been inspected 11 times by Chicago Department of Public Health since February 8, 2018. The most recent inspection, on September 28, 2021, found no infractions.

3 of 11 inspections on record found no infractions at all. No inspections are on record from the past 12 months. The higher-risk findings here relate to: Pests, Cleaning and sanitizing and Food temperature control.

The number of infractions per inspection has stayed roughly the same over time.

What these findings mean

Health authorities word their violations differently, so we group them by what they mean for food safety. Higher-risk findings are the ones inspectors treat as critical, because they can directly make someone sick.

  • PestsHigher risk

    Signs of mice, rats, cockroaches or flies, or gaps and clutter that let them get in or hide. Pests carry bacteria and can contaminate food and surfaces, so evidence of activity is treated seriously and usually triggers a follow-up visit.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 4, 2020. For example: INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT

  • Cleaning and sanitizingHigher risk

    Anything that touches food, such as cutting boards, dishes and utensils, must be washed, rinsed and sanitized. Inspectors check dishwasher temperatures, sanitizer strength and how wiping cloths are stored. Poor sanitizing lets bacteria survive from one use to the next.

    Recorded 3 times across 3 separate inspections, most recently on February 4, 2020. For example: NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN

  • Food temperature controlHigher risk

    Bacteria multiply fastest between about 4 °C and 60 °C (40 °F to 140 °F). Inspectors check that cold food stays cold, hot food stays hot, cooked food is cooled quickly, and that staff have accurate thermometers. Temperature problems are one of the most common causes of food poisoning, so these are treated as critical findings.

    Recorded once on September 23, 2020. For example: PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES

  • Handwashing and staff hygieneHigher risk

    Hands are the main way germs like norovirus move from people to food. Inspectors look for stocked, accessible handwashing sinks, staff washing hands when required, hair restraints, and sick employees being kept away from food. Gaps here can spread illness quickly.

    Recorded once on February 4, 2020. For example: ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE

  • Building, plumbing and upkeepLower risk

    Floors, walls and ceilings must be smooth and clean, with working lighting, ventilation, plumbing, hot and cold water, and washrooms. These are rarely an immediate food-safety risk on their own, but persistent problems can lead to pest or sanitation issues.

    Recorded 10 times across 8 separate inspections, most recently on September 23, 2020. For example: PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN

About this data

These results come from Chicago Department of Public Health, which inspects food premises and other public facilities in this area. We republish the authority's public disclosure data and refresh it regularly; the official record is the final word.

11 inspections

  1. Canvass

    0 infractions

  2. Canvass

    2 infractions

    • 22. PROPER COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
      • OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING COLD HOLDING FOOD ITEMS STORED AT IMPROPER TEMPERATURE IN PREP COOLER. TOFU FOUND AT 44.6F, SHELLED EGGS FOUND AT 44.8F, RAW SHRIMP FOUND AT 45.9F AND RAW BEEF FOUND AT 45.0F. INSTRUCTED MANAGER COLD HOLDING FOOD ITEMS MUST BE HELD AT 41.0F OR BELOW. INSTRUCTED TO DISCARD AND DENATURE FOOD. ALL FOOD WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 50 LBS AT A COST OF $100.00. PRIORITY VIOLATION. 7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED THREE BROKEN WHITE FLOOR TILES IN FRONT OF 3-COMPARTMENT SINK. MUST REPAIR.
  3. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.11-OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON WALLS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA NEAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • 4-202.18-OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION ON FOOD.
  4. Canvass

    7 infractions

    • 10. ADEQUATE HANDWASHING SINKS PROPERLY SUPPLIED AND ACCESSIBLE
      • OBSERVED NO SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS AT HAND WASHING SINK IN KITCHEN PREP AREA WHILE EMPLOYEE IS PREPPING AND SERVING FOOD. INSTRUCTED TO ALWAYS HAVE SOAP AND PAPER TOWELS PROVIDED AT HAND SINK AT ALL TIMES FOR EMPLOYEES TO HAVE EASY ACCESS TO PROPER HAND WASHING. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-030(C). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • OBSERVED APPROXIMATELY 200 MICE DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT ESTABLISHMENT ON PREP TABLES BEHIND MICROWAVE AND RICE COOKER, BEHIND COOKING EQUIPMENT, ON ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AND PIPES, ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS, UNDERNEATH 3-COMPARTMENT SINK, BESIDE REFRIGERATOR IN REAR AND IN DRY STORAGE AREA ON SHELVING. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN ENTIRE ESTABLISHMENT AND REMOVE MICE DROPPINGS FROM PREMISES. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION. 7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED PREP COOLER GASKETS WITH FOOD DEBRIS INSIDE. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 47. FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED
      • OBSERVED YELLOWING CUTTING BOARD WITH DARK STAINS AND GROOVES. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN OR REPLACE.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD ON COOKING FRYERS AND EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON WALLS IN KITCHEN PREP AREA NEAR HAND WASHING SINK. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN.
    • 56. ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED
      • OBSERVED HEAVY GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION HOOD. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION ON FOOD.
  5. Canvass Re-Inspection

    2 infractions

    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • FOUND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,TABLES, AND SHELVING UNITS NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT KITCHEN.
  6. Canvass

    3 infractions

    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • FOUND EVIDENCE OF MICE AT PREMISES.OBSERVED ABOUT 80 DROPPINGS ALONG WALLS AT KITCHEN. PRIORITY FOUNDATION. CITATION ISSUED.7-38-020A. MUST REMOVE ALL DROPPINGS AND NOTIFY PEST CONTROL OPERATOR.
    • 49. NON-FOOD/FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
      • FOUND EXTERIOR OF COOKING EQUIPMENT,TABLES, AND SHELVING UNITS NOT CLEAN. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • FOUND FLOORS NOT CLEAN AT KITCHEN AND FURNACE ROOM. MUST CLEAN AND SANITIZE.
  7. Suspected Food Poisoning Re-inspection

    0 infractions

  8. Suspected Food Poisoning

    4 infractions

    • 3. MANAGEMENT, FOOD EMPLOYEE AND CONDITIONAL EMPLOYEE; KNOWLEDGE, RESPONSIBILITIES AND REPORTING
      • 2-102.14(N) NO EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST PROVIDE AN EMPLOYEE HEALTH POLICY ON PREMISES. PRIORITY VIOLATION 7-38-010. NO CITATION ISSUED.
    • 38. INSECTS, RODENTS, & ANIMALS NOT PRESENT
      • 6-501.111 OBSERVED 30 MICE DROPPINGS ON FLOOR ALONG WALLS AND CORNERS UNDER MOP SINK ALSO OBSERVED ONE LIVE ROACH IN WALL BETWEEN PREP AREA AND DISHWASH AREA. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST REMOVE ALL MICE DROPPINGS AND INSECT ACTIVITY BY DATE OF REINSPECTION. ADVISED TO CALL PEST CONTROL OPERATOR FOR SERVICE. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-020(A).
    • 55. PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN
      • 6-201.13 OBSERVED 1/2 GAP AT FLOOR BASE/COVING AROUND MOP SINK. INSTRUCTED MANAGER MUST SEAL GAPS AROUND FLOOR BASE/COVING.
    • 58. ALLERGEN TRAINING AS REQUIRED
      • PA 100-0367 NO FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES. INSTRUCTED ALL CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGERS MUST HAVE FOOD ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATES ON PREMISES.
  9. Short Form Complaint

    3 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • NOTED CRACKS ON FLOOR TILES AT THE KITCHEN ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THE REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • NOTED CRACKS ON WALLS AND PEELING PAINT AT THE EMPLOYEES BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CRACKS, CLEAN AND REPAINT THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN....NOTED NO GREASE TRAP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A GREASE TRAP OR PROVIDE A LOCATION FOR THE GREASE AT THE NEXT HEALTH INSPECTION.
  10. License

    3 infractions

    • 34. FLOORS: CONSTRUCTED PER CODE, CLEANED, GOOD REPAIR, COVING INSTALLED, DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS USED
      • NOTED CRACKS ON FLOOR TILES AT THE KITCHEN ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THE REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE REAR. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
    • 35. WALLS, CEILINGS, ATTACHED EQUIPMENT CONSTRUCTED PER CODE: GOOD REPAIR, SURFACES CLEAN AND DUST-LESS CLEANING METHODS
      • NOTED CRACKS ON WALLS AND PEELING PAINT AT THE EMPLOYEES BATHROOM. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR CRACKS, CLEAN AND REPAINT THE WALLS AND MAINTAIN.
    • 38. VENTILATION: ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT VENTED AS REQUIRED: PLUMBING: INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED
      • NOTED LEAKING FAUCET AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN....NOTED NO GREASE TRAP AT THE 3 COMPARTMENT. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A GREASE TRAP OR PROVIDE A LOCATION FOR THE GREASE AT THE NEXT HEALTH INSPECTION.
  11. License

    0 infractions

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