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Pho Basil

177 MASSACHUSETTS AV, BOSTON, MA 02115

Last inspected Mar 24, 2026

Failed. Did not meet health requirements at the latest inspection. Many failures are fixed and re-inspected within days — check the inspection date.

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Inspection history

  1. Mar 24, 2026

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    4 violations
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
    • Maintaining Refuse Areas and Enclosures (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

  2. Dec 12, 2025

    ✓
    7 violations
    • Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
    • (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
    • Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
    • Controlling Pests (Pf)
    • Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

  3. Dec 4, 2025

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    7 violations
    • Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
    • (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
    • Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
    • Controlling Pests (Pf)
    • Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

  4. Jun 10, 2025

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    4 violations
    • Food Storage Containers Identified with Common Name of Food (C)
    • Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
    • Controlling Pests (Pf)

  5. Feb 6, 2025

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    4 violations
    • Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
    • Repairing-Premises Structures Attachments and Fixtures-Methods (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
    • Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)

  6. Oct 3, 2024

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    4 violations
    • Dispensing Equipment Protection of Equipment and Food (C)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
    • Controlling Pests (Pf)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

  7. Jul 25, 2024

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    2 violations
    • Backflow Prevention Air Gap (P)
    • Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)

  8. Feb 9, 2024

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    6 violations
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
    • Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
    • Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)

  9. Nov 30, 2023

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    3 violations
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

  10. Jul 28, 2023

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    3 violations
    • (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
    • Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
    • Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)

  11. Mar 21, 2023

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    4 violations
    • (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
    • Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
    • Cleaning Ventilation Systems Nuisance and Discharge Prohibition (C)

  12. Sep 14, 2022

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    4 violations
    • (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
    • Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
    • (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

  13. May 2, 2022

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    7 violations
    • Packaged and Unpackaged Food-Separation Packaging and Segregation (P)
    • Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
    • Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
    • (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
    • System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
    • Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)

  14. Mar 15, 2022

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  15. Jan 4, 2022

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    5 violations
    • Cleaning Agents and Sanitizers Availability (Pf)
    • Surface Characteristics-Indoor Areas (C)
    • Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
    • Cleaning Floors Dustless Methods (C)
    • Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)

  16. Nov 1, 2021

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    3 violations
    • Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitization-Temperature pH Concentration and Hardness (P)
    • (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)

  17. May 12, 2021

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    4 violations
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
    • Walls and Ceilings Attachments (C)
    • Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)

  18. Feb 19, 2021

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    7 violations
    • (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
    • Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
    • Cutting Surfaces (C)
    • (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
    • System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
    • Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
    • Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)

  19. Feb 9, 2021

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    7 violations
    • (A)(1) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
    • Ventilation Hood Systems Filters (C)
    • Cutting Surfaces (C)
    • (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
    • System Maintained in Good Repair (C)
    • Removing Dead or Trapped Birds Insects Rodents and other Pest (C)
    • Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)

  20. Nov 23, 2020

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    9 violations
    • Wiping Cloths Use Limitation (C)
    • Thawing (C)
    • Cutting Surfaces (C)
    • (B) and (C) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (C)
    • Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
    • Controlling Pests (Pf)
    • Maintaining Premises Unnecessary Items and Litter (C)
    • Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)
    • Sanitizers Criteria-Chemicals (P)

  21. Jun 19, 2020

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    5 violations
    • Temperature Measuring Devices-Functionality (C)
    • (A) Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces Nonfood-Contact Surfaces and Utensils (Pf)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
    • Floors Walls and Ceilings-Cleanability (C)
    • Controlling Pests (Pf)

  22. Feb 10, 2020

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    4 violations
    • (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
    • Ready-To-Eat Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Date Marking (Pf)
    • Kitchenware and Tableware-Preventing Contamination (C)
    • Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)

  23. Sep 17, 2019

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    7 violations
    • When to Wash (P)
    • (A)-(P) Person-In-Charge-Duties (Pf)
    • Food Storage-Preventing Contamination from the Premises (C)
    • (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
    • Equipment Food-Contact Surfaces and Utensils-Frequency (C)
    • Nonfood Contact Surfaces (C)
    • Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)

  24. Jul 17, 2019

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    5 violations
    • When to Wash (P)
    • Food Preparation (C)
    • (A)(2) and (B) Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food Hot and Cold Holding (P)
    • Using a Handwashing Sink-Operation and Maintenance (Pf)
    • Cleaning Frequency and Restrictions (C)

  25. Mar 21, 2019

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    5 violations
    • Food Protection
    • Food Contact Surfaces Design
    • Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
    • Insects Rodents Animals
    • Improper Maintenance of Floors

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