diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 1f64ff4..03ad5ae 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .review-diff-line.removed { color:#fca5a5; background:rgba(239,68,68,.09); }
 .review-diff-note, .review-diff-empty { display:block; padding:8px; color:#fcd34d; white-space:normal; }
 .review-action { min-height:44px; }
+.review-retry { min-height:44px; margin-top:10px; }
 @media (max-width: 600px) {
   header { align-items:flex-start; }
   .my-work { margin:0; }
@@ -222,6 +223,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       <button class="review-action" id="close-review-sheet">Close</button>
     </div>
     <div id="review-sheet-status" class="small" aria-live="polite">Choose a review request.</div>
+    <button class="review-retry" id="retry-review-load" hidden>Retry loading review</button>
     <p class="review-sheet-body" id="review-sheet-body"></p>
     <div class="row"><span class="pill" id="review-ci-state">CI unknown</span><a id="open-review-gitea" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open in Gitea</a></div>
     <h2>Changed files</h2>
@@ -415,6 +417,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
     qs('#review-sheet-key').textContent = item.key;
     qs('#review-sheet-title').textContent = item.title;
     qs('#review-sheet-status').textContent = 'Loading review details…';
+    qs('#retry-review-load').hidden = true;
     qs('#review-sheet-body').textContent = '';
     qs('#review-files').textContent = '';
     qs('#review-progress').textContent = '0 of 0 files reviewed';
@@ -459,7 +462,10 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
       ).join('') : '<div>No prior reviews.</div>';
       qs('#review-sheet-status').textContent = 'Ready to review · by ' + (detail.author || 'unknown author');
     } catch (error) {
-      qs('#review-sheet-status').textContent = error.message + ' Use Open in Gitea or close and retry.';
+      if (selectedReview !== item) return;
+      qs('#review-sheet-status').textContent = error.message + ' Retry here or use Open in Gitea.';
+      qs('#retry-review-load').hidden = false;
+      qs('#retry-review-load').focus();
     }
   }
 
@@ -577,6 +583,9 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
   document.addEventListener('keydown', (e) => { if ((e.metaKey||e.ctrlKey) && e.key==='k') { e.preventDefault(); qs('#cmd-palette').classList.toggle('open'); if(qs('#cmd-palette').classList.contains('open')){ qs('#cmd-input').focus(); renderCommands(''); } } });
   qs('#close-whiteboard').addEventListener('click', () => closeModal('whiteboard-modal'));
   qs('#close-review-sheet').addEventListener('click', closeReviewSheet);
+  qs('#retry-review-load').addEventListener('click', () => {
+    if (selectedReview) openReviewSheet(selectedReview, reviewTrigger);
+  });
   qs('#next-unreviewed-review').addEventListener('click', () => {
     if (progress) openNextUnreviewed(progress.snapshot());
   });
diff --git a/src/gitea_proxy.py b/src/gitea_proxy.py
index 575b7e0..805c78b 100644
--- a/src/gitea_proxy.py
+++ b/src/gitea_proxy.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import os
 import shlex
 from typing import Any
@@ -119,14 +120,15 @@ async def pull_requests() -> list[dict]:
 
 
 async def is_requested_review(repository: str, number: int) -> bool:
-    pulls = await pull_requests()
+    pulls = await fetch(
+        "repos/issues/search?state=open&review_requested=true&type=pulls&limit=50"
+    )
     return any(
         isinstance(pull, dict)
         and pull.get("number") == number
-        and "review_requested" in (pull.get("work_reasons") or [])
         and isinstance(pull.get("repository"), dict)
         and pull["repository"].get("full_name") == repository
-        for pull in pulls
+        for pull in (pulls or [])
     )
 
 
@@ -135,16 +137,19 @@ async def pull_review_detail(repository: str, number: int) -> dict:
     pull = await fetch(base)
     if not isinstance(pull, dict):
         raise ValueError("Gitea pull request response was not an object")
-    files = await fetch(f"{base}/files")
     head_value = pull.get("head")
     head: dict = head_value if isinstance(head_value, dict) else {}
     sha_value = head.get("sha")
     sha = sha_value if isinstance(sha_value, str) else ""
-    status = await fetch(f"repos/{repository}/commits/{sha}/status")
-    reviews = await fetch(f"{base}/reviews")
-    diff, diff_truncated = await fetch_text(
-        f"repos/{repository}/pulls/{number}.diff", REVIEW_DIFF_MAX_BYTES
+    files, status, reviews, diff_result = await asyncio.gather(
+        fetch(f"{base}/files"),
+        fetch(f"repos/{repository}/commits/{sha}/status"),
+        fetch(f"{base}/reviews"),
+        fetch_text(
+            f"repos/{repository}/pulls/{number}.diff", REVIEW_DIFF_MAX_BYTES
+        ),
     )
+    diff, diff_truncated = diff_result
     previews = _diff_previews(diff, diff_truncated)
     user_value = pull.get("user")
     user: dict = user_value if isinstance(user_value, dict) else {}
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index ad3a97d..ea6150f 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ app = FastAPI(title="Stackchain Dashboard")
 CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 EVENT_STREAM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
+REVIEW_DETAIL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 FRONTEND_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "frontend"
 
 
@@ -262,19 +263,28 @@ async def event_stream():
 
 @app.get("/api/v1/repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/review")
 async def review_detail(owner: str, repo: str, number: int):
-    try:
+    async def load_requested_review():
         repository = f"{owner}/{repo}"
-        if not await asyncio.wait_for(
-            is_requested_review(repository, number),
-            timeout=CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
-        ):
+        if not await is_requested_review(repository, number):
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Review request not found")
+        return await pull_review_detail(repository, number)
+
+    try:
         return await asyncio.wait_for(
-            pull_review_detail(repository, number),
-            timeout=CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+            load_requested_review(), timeout=REVIEW_DETAIL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
         )
     except HTTPException:
         raise
+    except TimeoutError:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {"error": "Pull request review details timed out. Please retry."},
+            status_code=503,
+            headers={
+                "Retry-After": str(
+                    max(1, math.ceil(REVIEW_DETAIL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS))
+                )
+            },
+        )
     except Exception:
         return JSONResponse(
             {"error": "Pull request review details are temporarily unavailable"},
diff --git a/tests/test_gitea_work_search.py b/tests/test_gitea_work_search.py
index f700dd2..979ec24 100644
--- a/tests/test_gitea_work_search.py
+++ b/tests/test_gitea_work_search.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import pytest
+import asyncio
 import json
 
+import pytest
+
 from src import gitea_proxy
 from src import main
 
@@ -54,26 +56,32 @@ async def test_pull_requests_merge_assignment_and_review_responsibilities(monkey
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
-async def test_requested_review_guard_matches_repository_number_and_reason(monkeypatch):
-    async def pulls():
+async def test_requested_review_guard_uses_only_dedicated_review_search(monkeypatch):
+    requested_paths = []
+
+    async def fake_fetch(path):
+        requested_paths.append(path)
         return [
             {
                 "number": 7,
                 "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/api"},
-                "work_reasons": ["review_requested"],
             },
             {
                 "number": 8,
                 "repository": {"full_name": "stackchain/api"},
-                "work_reasons": ["assigned_to_me"],
             },
         ]
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "pull_requests", pulls)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "fetch", fake_fetch)
 
     assert await gitea_proxy.is_requested_review("stackchain/api", 7) is True
-    assert await gitea_proxy.is_requested_review("stackchain/api", 8) is False
+    assert await gitea_proxy.is_requested_review("stackchain/api", 9) is False
     assert await gitea_proxy.is_requested_review("stackchain/private", 7) is False
+    assert requested_paths == [
+        "repos/issues/search?state=open&review_requested=true&type=pulls&limit=50",
+        "repos/issues/search?state=open&review_requested=true&type=pulls&limit=50",
+        "repos/issues/search?state=open&review_requested=true&type=pulls&limit=50",
+    ]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.anyio
@@ -183,6 +191,45 @@ async def test_pull_review_detail_combines_pr_files_status_and_reviews(monkeypat
     assert len(detail["reviews"]) == 1
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_pull_review_detail_fetches_independent_head_resources_concurrently(monkeypatch):
+    started = {name: asyncio.Event() for name in ("files", "status", "reviews", "diff")}
+    release = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def wait_for_release(name, result):
+        started[name].set()
+        await release.wait()
+        return result
+
+    async def fake_fetch(path):
+        if path.endswith("/pulls/7"):
+            return {"head": {"sha": "abc123"}, "user": {"login": "alex"}}
+        if path.endswith("/files"):
+            return await wait_for_release("files", [])
+        if path.endswith("/reviews"):
+            return await wait_for_release("reviews", [])
+        return await wait_for_release("status", {"state": "success"})
+
+    async def fake_fetch_text(path, max_bytes):
+        return await wait_for_release("diff", ("", False))
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "fetch", fake_fetch)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "fetch_text", fake_fetch_text)
+
+    detail_task = asyncio.create_task(
+        gitea_proxy.pull_review_detail("stackchain/api", 7)
+    )
+    try:
+        await asyncio.wait_for(
+            asyncio.gather(*(event.wait() for event in started.values())), timeout=1
+        )
+    finally:
+        release.set()
+
+    detail = await detail_task
+    assert detail["head_sha"] == "abc123"
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_pull_review_detail_attaches_bounded_per_file_diff_previews(monkeypatch):
     async def fake_fetch(path):
diff --git a/tests/test_my_work.py b/tests/test_my_work.py
index 7833597..4415ee1 100644
--- a/tests/test_my_work.py
+++ b/tests/test_my_work.py
@@ -293,3 +293,15 @@ async def test_review_sheet_loads_details_and_preserves_safe_gitea_handoff():
     assert "review-history" in html
     assert "open-review-gitea" in html
     assert "reviewController.submit" not in html
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_mobile_review_failure_offers_an_in_place_retry_for_the_same_item():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert 'id="retry-review-load"' in html
+    assert '.review-retry' in html and 'min-height:44px' in html
+    assert "qs('#retry-review-load').hidden = false" in html
+    assert "qs('#retry-review-load').hidden = true" in html
+    assert "openReviewSheet(selectedReview, reviewTrigger)" in html
+    assert "qs('#retry-review-load').focus()" in html
diff --git a/tests/test_review_api.py b/tests/test_review_api.py
index fda4ed8..8fc14d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_review_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_review_api.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import asyncio
+
 import httpx
 import pytest
 
@@ -48,6 +50,31 @@ async def test_review_detail_rejects_pulls_not_requested_from_service_user(monke
     assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_review_detail_has_one_retryable_deadline_and_cancels_pending_work(monkeypatch):
+    cancelled = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def requested(repository, number):
+        try:
+            await asyncio.Event().wait()
+        finally:
+            cancelled.set()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "is_requested_review", requested)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "REVIEW_DETAIL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 0.01)
+    transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="http://test") as client:
+        response = await client.get("/api/v1/repos/stackchain/api/pulls/7/review")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 503
+    assert response.headers["cache-control"] == "no-store"
+    assert response.headers["retry-after"] == "1"
+    assert response.json() == {
+        "error": "Pull request review details timed out. Please retry."
+    }
+    assert cancelled.is_set()
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_public_review_endpoint_does_not_expose_service_token_mutations():
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)