Pho Hoa Noodle Soup
2450 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
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 8 of 10 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Aug 14, 2026: passed with 4 violations, 1 critical.
- Keeps coming up: Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration., cited 9 times, plus 19 other repeat issues.
- #7 in Minneapolis's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 15 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 14
Follow-Up Inspection
4 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Minor Develop written procedures for the raw animal food noncontinuous cooking process and obtain prior approval from the regulatory authority before implementation.
- Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Minor Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
- Passed Jul 28
Routine Inspection
18 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Critical Keep a log to record employee illness symptoms. Have it available upon request.
- Critical The person in charge must notify the regulatory authority of any complaint from a consumer having or suspected of having diarrhea or vomiting, norovirus, hepatitis A virus, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or other enteric bacterial, viral, or parasitic pathogens.
- Minor Clean food contact surfaces of cooking and baking equipment, including microwave ovens, at least every 24 hours.
- Minor Provide sufficient mechanical tempered make-up air and exhaust ventilation to keep rooms free of grease, excessive heat, steam condensation, vapors, obnoxious or disagreeable odors, smoke, and fumes according to State Building and Mechanical codes.
- Minor Use an effective method to date mark refrigerated, ready-to-eat, TCS food prepared and held for more than 24 hours. Day one is the day the food was made.
- Minor Before using Time as a Public Health Control for TCS food develop, follow and keep written procedures onsite.
- Minor Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
- Minor Develop written procedures for the raw animal food noncontinuous cooking process and obtain prior approval from the regulatory authority before implementation.
- Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Minor Wiping cloths used for wiping surfaces must: • Be held in an approved sanitizing solution • Laundered daily
- Minor Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils must be clean.
- Minor Clean non-food contact surfaces of equipment. Keep them clean.
- Minor Have a thin-tipped food thermometer easily available to measure the internal temperature of thin pieces of food.
- Minor Only rinse cleaned and sanitized equipment and utensils before air drying or use if they have been sanitized by hot water or by a chemical sanitizer with instructions to rinse off the sanitizer after it has been applied and the rinse is applied directly from a drinking water supply by a properly maintained warewashing machine.
- Minor The business must employ at least one valid Minnesota Food Protection Manager's certification (CFPM). Find more information on the Minnesota Department of Health web page.
- Minor Clean surfaces contacting non-TCS foods: • When surfaces may have been contaminated • At least once every 24 hours for consumer self-service utensils • Before restocking consumer self-service equipment and utensils • As often as needed to keep surfaces clean
- Minor The person in charge must make sure employees follow proper food safety procedures, including: • Proper handwashing • Preventing cross-contamination from bare hands • Proper cooking of TCS foods • Proper cooling of TCS foods • Proper hot and cold temperatures of TCS foods • Preventing plumbing cross connections • Properly sanitizing equipment and utensils
- 2025
- Passed Aug 19
Follow-Up Inspection
2 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Passed Aug 1
Follow-Up Inspection
4 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Discontinue use of unpasteurized eggs or egg products in the preparation of food such as Caesar salad, hollandaise or béarnaise sauce, mayonnaise, meringue, eggnog, ice cream, and egg-fortified beverages, and other foods that are not cooked as specified in 4626.0340.
- Critical Keep all cold TCS foods at 41 degrees F or colder under mechanical refrigeration.
- Minor All equipment and components must be in good repair. Keep them maintained to manufacturer's specifications.
- Minor Keep handwashing sinks accessible at all times. Make sure they are only used for handwashing.
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Pho Hoa Noodle Soup, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.
