(KRON) — Last week, Pho Love in Milpitas went viral for the wrong reasons. A video showed an employee displaying unsanitary meat handling in the back of the restaurant, slamming frozen beef ribs on the bare ground.
The Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health was notified of the incident and shut the restaurant down on Thursday, Nov. 20.
On Tuesday, the Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health cleared Pho Love to reopen after the establishment passed a follow-up health inspection, the county said in a letter sent to KRON4.
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In addition to the unsanitary handling of meat, county health officials found other violations at Pho Love, including a prior cockroach infestation and a lack of ability to properly sanitize utensils and equipment. A county health inspection reported last week that the restaurant “currently lacks any sanitizer available for use.”
Pho Love was also cited for failing to follow proper food safety knowledge, such as the handling of frozen ribs seen in the video. In another major violation, the health report states that the inspector saw a live German cockroach between the gaskets of a cooler. The cockroach was removed during the inspection.
It is unclear whether Pho Love has reopened. Efforts to reach Pho Love were unsuccessful.
This story will be updated.
KRON4’s Alex Baker contributed to this report.