An 82.50 B inspection score was handed down to the Pho Real restaurant on March 17, 2023. Pho Real is located at 440 East Mccullough Drive Charlotte, NC. There was no active managerial control in the restaurant.
A manager at Pho Real was seen coughing in his hands and then touching clean plates.
Other Pho Real employees were handling raw meats and then changing tasks without changing gloves, which is deemed as cross contamination.
Spring rolls, noodles, shrimp, beef, and lettuce were stored with dirty dishes in the sink. Employees were not washing hands when needed.
Also, several Pho Real employees were not wearing hair restraints.
The inspector observed employee food stored on the cutting board for food prep. There were also employee items mixed in with customer items.
Fruit flies and flying insects were found in the kitchen at this same Pho Real location
The inspector observed clean dishes stored with dirty dishes and cooked food.
There was even more cross contamination between raw foods and ready to eat foods. In fact the entirety of the kitchen area was soiled with heavy debris, there is lots of cleaning needed.
The managers did not have an employee health policy and they did not know the signs and symptoms of food borne illnesses.
Prepped vegetables were stored in a heavily soiled strainer.
The River Buffet & Grill received a dismal 88 inspection score
