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SUNSET PHO CAFFE

2856 N CLARK ST, CHICAGO, IL, 60657

Health Inspection: good

Official health department data. Inspected 2025-10-24; refreshed 2026-10-12. May lag the official record. Check the official source

11 findings at the latest imported inspection (2025-10-24), classified as noncritical violations. These dated findings do not mean the establishment failed overall or that issues remain unresolved.

Inspection history and recorded findings

2025-10-24: Canvass Re-Inspection

Pass

  • Not Critical: CHI-37 — FOOD PROPERLY LABELED; ORIGINAL CONTAINER - Comments: MUST PROPERLY LABEL FOOD STORAGE CONTAINERS WHEN FOOD IS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL CONTAINER
  • Not Critical: CHI-39 — CONTAMINATION PREVENTED DURING FOOD PREPARATION, STORAGE & DISPLAY - Comments: OBSERVED BOXES OF PRODUCE STORED ON FLOOR IN REAR PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY ELEVATE ITEMS OF THE FLOOR TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION.
  • Not Critical: CHI-40 — PERSONAL CLEANLINESS - Comments: OBSERVED EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING HAIR RESTRAINT WHEN FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED. MUST WEAR HAIR RESTRAINTS AT ALL TIMES FOOD IS BEING PREPARED AND SERVED.
  • Not Critical: CHI-41 — WIPING CLOTHS: PROPERLY USED & STORED - Comments: OBSERVED WIPING CLOTHS STORED ON TOP OF PREP TABLES IN REAR KITCHEN FOOD PREPARATION AREA. MUST PROPERLY STORE WIPING CLOTHS IN A SANITIZING WHEN NOT IN USE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-47 — FOOD & NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEANABLE, PROPERLY DESIGNED, CONSTRUCTED & USED - Comments: OBSERVED RUSTY BOTTOM OF PREP TABLE LOCATED IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST REPAINT OR REPLACE.
  • Not Critical: CHI-51 — PLUMBING INSTALLED; PROPER BACKFLOW DEVICES - Comments: OBSERVED LEAKY FAUCET BASE AT THE 3-COMPARTMENT SINK LOCATED IN REAR DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-53 — TOILET FACILITIES: PROPERLY CONSTRUCTED, SUPPLIED, & CLEANED - Comments: OBSERVED NO SELF CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON THE WASHROOMS DOORS. INSTRUCTED TO INSTALL A SELF-CLOSING DOOR DEVICE ON WASHROOMS DOORS AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED MISSING AND DAMAGED CRACKED FLOOR TILES IN REAR FOORVPREPARATION AREA/DISHWASHING AREA. MUST REPAIR AND MAINTAIN. MUST REGROUT FLOOR THROUGHOUT REAR PREP/DISHWASHING AREA AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-55 — PHYSICAL FACILITIES INSTALLED, MAINTAINED & CLEAN - Comments: OBSERVED DIRT AND FOOD DEBRIS ON WALLS BEHIND DISHWASHING AREA AND UNDER AROUND AND BEHIND ALL COOKING EQUIPMENT IN KITCHEN FOOD PREP AREA. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN
  • Not Critical: CHI-56 — ADEQUATE VENTILATION & LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS USED - Comments: OBSERVED GREASE BUILD UP ON VENTILATION VENTS AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
  • Not Critical: CHI-57 — ALL FOOD EMPLOYEES HAVE FOOD HANDLER TRAINING - Comments: OBSERVED NO FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING CERTIFICATION FROM EMPLOYEES. INSTRUCTED THAT ALL THE EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT HAVE CITY OF CHICAGO CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLY WITH FOOD HANDLERS TRAINING BY FOOD HANDLING REGULATIONS.

Inspection results are separate from diner opinions. Favorable overall ratings do not negate individual findings.

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