Pho Zabb

1799 Commonwealth Av, Boston, MA 02135

Passed re-check · May 28, 2025 Directions
72
Fair BiteKarma score 72 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 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2023.
  • Last inspected May 28, 2025: passed with no violations. That was a follow-up after failing on May 20, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
  • Keeps coming up: Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding, cited 2 times.
  • 4 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2025
  2. Passed May 28

    Reinspection

    No violations

  3. Failed May 20

    Inspection

    8 violations, 4 critical
    • Critical Handwashing cleanser availability
    • Critical Demonstration
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding
    • Critical Cleaning agents and sanitizers availability
    • Minor Characteristics-materials for construction and repair
    • Minor Food storage containers identified with common name of food
    • Minor Nonfood-contact surfaces
    • Minor In-use utensils between-use storage
  4. 2024
  5. Passed Jul 19

    Reinspection

    No violations

  6. Failed Jul 11

    Inspection

    3 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Preventing contamination from hands
    • Critical Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation
    • Critical Time/temperature control for safety food hot and cold holding

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Pho Zabb, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 68 Pho Zabb 50 ft
  2. 69 Yamato Japanese Cuisine 150 ft
  3. 91 Achilitos Taqueria 0.2 mi
  4. 87 Fuel America 0.2 mi
  5. 96 Moogy's 0.2 mi