A LITTLE BIT OF SAIGON
3503 KERNAN SOUTH BLVD STE 6
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/8/2025
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 50-17-3:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired 6-1-24 **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-04-08: At callback: no change **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/8/2025 revealed 1 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/1/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
3
Basic
7
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Multiple ceiling tiles missing above triple sink, prep area, and storage areas in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-74-7:Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach-in cooler across from triple sink unable to maintain temperature of 41F and below. Ambient temperature 54F-55F. Observed standing water in bottom and condensation surrounding fan area in reach-in cooler **Warning**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal belonging stored on prep table. Operator removed employee cell phone. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor, walls ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walls throughout kitchen area soiled. Also, floor in front of and under dry food storage shelves behind reach-in cooler on cook line.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on multiple reach-in coolers in kitchen area soiled. Also, exterior of reach-in coolers and equipment on cook line soiled.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior and shelving in multiple reach-in coolers on cooling and in kitchen area soiled. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Multiple shelves in reach-in coolers on cook line and kitchen area rusted and has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee preparing different bowls of food at reach-in cooler seen inspector come in and put gloves on without washing hands.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired 6-1-24 **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs stored over ready to eat sauce in reach-in cooler across from triple sink.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cooked rice, cooked beef, tofu, raw beef, raw shrimp, ambient temperature of shelled eggs (50F-52F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler across from triple sink. Operator stated cooler stopped working during lunch and they called someone to have cooler serviced. Also, raw beef (60F - Cold Holding)on ledge of stove. Operator stated she was going to be cooking the beef. Operator placed beef on grill to cook. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Blade of slicer and surrounding area has dried up food debris. Also, spigot at water station near front counter has debris build up around nozzle. **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink in kitchen area blocked by large rack covering hand wash sink. Operator removed rack covering hand wash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink in kitchen area. Operator replenished soap. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/1/2025 revealed 14 total violations (4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 11/19/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
0
Total
2
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 50-17-3:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired 6-1-24 **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-19: At todays callback : Establishment license still expired. 06/01/2024 **Admin Complaint**
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator unable to provide proof of employee food safety training. Operator stated only one employee works here and that employees training expired 3/2024. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-19: At today's callback : no proof of any employee training available. **Admin Complaint**
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/19/2024 revealed 2 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 9/16/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
6
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice bin at front service station soiled.
- 36-36-4:Basic - Ceiling tile missing. Multiple ceiling tiles missing from ceiling in warewashing and prep area. Operator stated they had a leak and tiles fell. He is in process of having ceiling repaired. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 29-18-4:Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Drain cover missing from drain below triple sink.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on reach-in cooler across from back door area torn/ in disrepair.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach-in cooler across from soup burner soiled.
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves in multiple reach-in coolers in kitchen and on cookline rusty with pitted surfaces. **Repeat Violation**
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handling cut lettuce with bare hands and lettuce not being cooked to 145F. Employee put gloves on. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment license expired 6-1-24 **Admin Complaint**
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef in reach-in freezer nearest back door stored over ready to eat ice cream, not all product's commercially packaged. Employee removed ice cream to properly store. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice chute of ice machine across from back door heavily soiled. Also, slicer in prep area has accumulation of dried food debris.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink nearest mop sink and hand wash sink at front service station used to store miscellaneous pans, silverware. Operator removed all items from both hand wash sinks **Corrected On-Site**
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Operator unable to provide proof of employee food safety training. Operator stated only one employee works here and that employees training expired 3/2024. **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/16/2024 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 6 basic).