Pho Loan

1114 W Argyle St, Chicago, IL 60640

Passed · Feb 5, 2025 Directions
83
Good BiteKarma score 83 out of 100
How the BiteKarma score works

Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.

At a glance

  • Passed 5 of 7 graded inspections since 2021.
  • Last inspected Feb 5, 2025: passed with 4 violations. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices, cited 5 times, plus 13 other repeat issues.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed Feb 5

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
    • Allergen training as required
  3. 2024
  4. Passed Apr 16

    Canvass Re-Inspection

    1 violation
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
  5. Failed Apr 9

    Canvass

    9 violations
    • Previous core violation corrected
    • Thermometers provided and accurate
    • Insects, rodents, and animals not present
    • Physical facilities installed, maintained and clean
    • Allergen training as required
    • Non-food/food-contact surfaces clean
    • Food and nonfood-contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed and used
    • Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained and used; test strips
    • Food-contact surfaces: cleaned and sanitized
  6. 2023
  7. Passed Feb 7

    Canvass

    4 violations
    • Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
    • City of Chicago food service sanitation certificate
    • All food employees have food handler training
    • Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices

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