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Restaurant inspections / Restaurant

Pho Viet

4941 N Broadway, Chicago 60640 · Risk 1 (High)

Pass w/ Conditions

Most recent result

Jul 30, 2025

28

Inspections on record

11

Times passed

10

Times failed

Violations cited on Jul 30, 2025

  1. #16FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PINK RESIDUE ON THE CORNER INSIDE PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  2. #41WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WET WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON THE COUNTERS AND PREP TABLES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN. INSTRUCTED TO KEEP ALL WIPE CLOTHS STORED IN PROPER SANITZING SOLUTION WHEN NOT IN USE.
  3. #47FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED CARDBOARD BEING USED AS A LINER ON THE SHELVING IN THE WALK-IN COOLER. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE CARDBOARD OR REPLACE WITH A MATERIAL THAT IS SMOOTH, DURABLE, AND EASILY CLEANABLE.
  4. #60PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATION CORRECTED - Comments: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS FROM REPORT #2603962 DATED 10/2/2024 NOT CORRECTED: VIOLATION #57 "2-102.13 FOOD HANDLERS WITHOUT FOOD HANDLER TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE FOR EACH EMPLOYEE", AND "2-102.13 CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER WITHOUT AN ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATE. INSTRUCTED MANAGEMENT, ANY PERSON WITH CITY OF CHICAGO FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CERTIFICATE TO COMPLY WITH ALLERGEN TRAINING CERTIFICATION." MUST CORRECT PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION, 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED.

Inspection history

DateTypeResultRisk
Jul 30, 2025CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 2, 2024Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Sep 25, 2024CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Aug 9, 2023Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Aug 2, 2023ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Jan 13, 2023CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 18, 2022CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Jun 7, 2021CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 14, 2020Complaint Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Oct 6, 2020ComplaintFailRisk 1 (High)
Oct 18, 2019Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Oct 9, 2019CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Mar 13, 2019Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Mar 5, 2019CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jan 16, 2018Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 5, 2018CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jan 20, 2017Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 13, 2017CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
May 24, 2016Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
May 18, 2016CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Jun 4, 2015CanvassPassRisk 1 (High)
Feb 11, 2015Canvass Re-InspectionPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Feb 4, 2015CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Mar 24, 2014CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)
Aug 1, 2013Canvass Re-InspectionPassRisk 1 (High)
Jul 25, 2013CanvassFailRisk 1 (High)
Feb 15, 2012Short Form ComplaintPassRisk 1 (High)
Jan 30, 2012CanvassPass w/ ConditionsRisk 1 (High)

Source

Inspection records are published by the Chicago Department of Public Health. A failed inspection does not necessarily mean an establishment closed — most are re-inspected after correcting violations.

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Pho Viet — questions

Did Pho Viet pass its last health inspection?
Pho Viet at 4941 N Broadway was inspected on Jul 30, 2025 by the Chicago Department of Public Health and the result was "Pass w/ Conditions". Across 28 inspections on record it has failed 10 times.
What violations were cited at Pho Viet?
The most recent inspection cited 4 violations, beginning with: FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES: CLEANED & SANITIZED - Comments: OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF PINK RESIDUE ON THE CORNER INSIDE PANEL OF ICE MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
What does "Risk 1 (High)" mean?
Chicago assigns every food establishment a risk category based on how much food handling it does. Risk 1 (High) covers full-service restaurants and is inspected most often; Risk 2 (Medium) and Risk 3 (Low) — such as places serving only pre-packaged food — are inspected less frequently.
Where does this inspection data come from?
The City of Chicago publishes every food-establishment inspection it performs, including the result and the full text of any violations cited. This page reads that dataset directly and updates as the city posts new inspections.

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