PHO LY KITCHEN

ROUTINE INSPECTION

OWNERSHIP CHANGE INFORMATION NEW FACILITY NAME: PHO LY KITCHEN NEW OWNER: LY DYNASTY The applicant has completed the facility evaluation application process for an Environmental Health Permit. The permit category for this facility is FP10. An invoice for the permit fee in the amount of $1377.00 will be mailed to the billing address on the application. Payment must be submitted within 10 days of receipt of the invoice. The owner is responsible for contacting our department if an invoice is not received and remit payment within 30 days. The Environmental Health Permit will be effective: 6/1/2026-5/31/2027. This report serves as a temporary permit. However, the permit will be deemed invalid if the permit fee is not paid in full within 30 days from the date of this report. Okay to Operate. An official permit will be mailed to the address on file and shall be posted in public view upon receipt. *Structural Review inspection conducted on 5/18/2026. *Permit condition: THE WELLS DUAL HOTPLATE AND THE CHANGBERT HOTPLATE ARE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED UNDER THE VENTLESS TYPE 1 HOOD.. IF THERE IS A FUTURE CHANGE IN MENU OR OPERATION, OR THE USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT CAUSES ANY SANITATION, VENTILATION OR SAFETY PROBLEM, THE EXHAUST HOOD EXEMPTION MAY BE REVOKED AND AN APPROVED MECHANICAL EXHAUST SYSTEM MUST BE INSTALLED OR THE UNIT REMOVED. VENTILATION PROBLEMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, EXCESS HEAT IN THE FACILITY THAT RESULTS IN UNCOMFORTABLE WORK CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES. THE EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO SUPERSEDE ANY LOCAL BUILDING AND FIRE CODE REQUIREMENTS. IN THE EVENT THAT A FUTURE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP OCCURS, THE NEW OWNER SHALL BE MADE AWARE OF THESE CONDITIONS. Note: Broth and Pho soup components (beef, pork etc) are precooked and purchased from Pho & Bun 1810 Milmont Drive, Milpitas (FA0260789). *Obtain food safety manager certificate within 60 days. All other food employees must have valid food handler cards within 30 days from hire date. Report updated on 5/19/26 and emailed to owner.

ROUTINE INSPECTION

Facility had submitted an SOP for the cooking, cooling, delivery, and reheating of soup broths and meats from the Milpitas location to this location. Today, several large containers of broth were observed thawing at ambient room temperature on the floor in the rear area. The approved SOPs state the broths shall be thawed under refrigeration overnight. PIC stated that any leftover broth at this facility is discarded. ***Repeat violations of the approved SOP will result in revocation of the approval to serve the proposed menu.*** PLAN CHECK INFORMATION: For general inquiries or to schedule a consultation, site assessment, or plan check inspection, please email us at dehplancheck@deh.sccgov.org or call us at (408) 918-3400 Monday through Friday between 7:30am and 4:30pm. To assist you with technical questions, a Plan Checker is available by phone during these hours on a first come-first served basis Monday through Friday. Observed 4 hotplates outside of the hood and an unapproved sugar cane juicer were in use. Per the facility's permit condition, only the Wells dualplate and one Changbert hotplate are approved conditionally under the ventless hood. Only one other hotplate was mentioned during the previous inspection report, for blanching noodles; however, Plan Check approval of this hotplate could not be verified. Failure to remove unapproved equipment or submit plans by 7/27/25 may result in further enforcement action, including equipment impoundment and applicable fees. Send all updates to mindy.nguyen@deh.sccgov.org Ensure the food safety manager certificate and food handler cards are stored together in one place at the facility for review. Due to technical difficulties, this report will be emailed to the facility.

ROUTINE INSPECTION

Per operator, the Changbert hot plate is used for heating water to blanch noodles. Pho and bun will be cooked and cooled at Milpitas location. Standard Operating Procedures for those food items have been reviewed and approved. OWNERSHIP CHANGE INFORMATION NEW FACILITY NAME: Pho & Bun San Jose NEW OWNER: Pho & Bun The applicant has completed the facility evaluation application process for an Environmental Health Permit. The permit category for this facility is FP10. An invoice for the permit fee in the amount of $1,107.00 will be mailed to the billing address on the application. Payment must be submitted within 10 days of receipt of the invoice. The owner is responsible for contacting our department if an invoice is not received and remit payment within 30 days. The Environmental Health Permit will be effective: 04/01/2025 - 03/31/2026 This report serves as a temporary permit. However, the permit will be deemed invalid if the permit fee is not paid in full within 30 days from the date of this report. Okay to Operate. An official permit will be mailed to the address on file and shall be posted in public view upon receipt. *Structural Review inspection conducted on 03/28/2025. *Permit condition: The Wells dual hotplate and the Changbert hotplate are conditionally approved under the ventless type 1 hood. If there is a future change in menu or operation, or the use of this equipment causes any sanitation, ventilation or safety problem, the exhaust hood exemption may be revoked and an approved mechanical exhaust system must be installed or the unit removed. Ventilation problems include, but are not limited to, excess heat in the facility that results in uncomfortable work conditions for employees. The exemption shall not be deemed to supersede any local building and fire code requirements. *Obtain food safety manager certificate within 60 days. All other food employees must have valid food handler cards within 30 days from hire date.