BOWL OF PHO
9902 Old Baymeadows Road
Jacksonville, Florida, 32256
Baymeadows
Duval County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 9 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/10/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/10/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/10/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Strainer in kitchen with plastic used as handle. Also, wooden bowls with chips observed in kitchen.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under triple sink with heavy debris buildup. Floor to walk in freezer in poor repair. Wall at dishmachine with debris buildup. Ceiling tile missing in kitchen. Cove molding separating from wall at ice machine. Floors under equipment/ shelving with debris buildup. Wall at server hand wash sink paneling separating from wall. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Items stored on floor of walk in freezer. Also, multiple items stored uncovered in walk in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored between cracks in equipment. Also, ice scoop observed with handle touching ice. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving at server line with debris buildup. Cookline with debris buildup on sides of unit. Exterior spice and bulk goods containers with debris buildup. Repeat Violation
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler raw pooled egg yolks stored over ready to eat items. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Broccoli made yesterday in reach in cooler at 54F. Person in charge states has had open for morning prep. Ambient temperature of unit reading 60F. All other items cooling, began icing down and moving to other units holding temperature. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Flan made Saturday per person in charge with no date mark. Person in charge marked appropriately. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/10/2025 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 12/16/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-73-4:Basic - Priority: Basic 4 Observed: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors heavily soiled under cookline, under equipment. Also, ceiling/ ceiling vents with dust accumulation in kitchen. Also, walls with grease, splatter buildup. Also, ceiling tiles missing in several areas of kitchen. Warning 12.16.24 Operator needs more time to clean. **Time extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Priority: Basic 4 Observed: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line with heavy grease buildup on cook line, sides of cook line. Hood filters with heavy grease buildup. Shelving at makeline, shelving at cookline, shelving at pho server line with heavy debris buildup. Handles to reach in coolers with heavy food debris buildup. High touch surfaces, exterior of cooking equipment, bulk dry goods containers with debris buildup. Repeat Violation 12.16.24 Operator needs more time to clean. **Time extended**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Priority: Intermediate 4 Observed: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwaves, oven with debris buildup. Cutting boards with staining. Warning 12.16.24 Operator needs more time to clean. **Time extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/16/2024 revealed 3 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 12/11/2024
High Priority
7
Intermediate
4
Basic
7
Total
18
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 12B-12-5:Basic - Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Observed multiple open containers with no lid or straw in kitchen stored on prep areas. Person in charge began removing. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Colander in use with rice noodles in poor repair, repaired with zip ties. Pieces of plastic wrap in use as makeshift handle to microwave.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors heavily soiled under cookline, under equipment. Also, ceiling/ ceiling vents with dust accumulation in kitchen. Also, walls with grease, splatter buildup. Also, ceiling tiles missing in several areas of kitchen. Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Flood stored in floor in walk in cooler, walk in freezer. Multiple item stored uncovered. Repeat Violation
- 38-01-4:Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Light shield missing at coookline.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line with heavy grease buildup on cook line, sides of cook line. Hood filters with heavy grease buildup. Shelving at makeline, shelving at cookline, shelving at pho server line with heavy debris buildup. Handles to reach in coolers with heavy food debris buildup. High touch surfaces, exterior of cooking equipment, bulk dry goods containers with debris buildup. Repeat Violation Warning
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Several bulk goods containers with dry goods unlabeled.
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Rice, rice, rice in large covered bus tubs stacked in walk in cooler at 47-50F. Person in charge states made yesterday. Warning
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee wipe nose with glove, handle clean utensils. Person in charge spoke to employee who removed gloves and washed hands. Also, Observed employee crack raw shell egg, handle clean utensils. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed one flying insect in server area land on exterior edge of pan with sauce. Person in charge transferred sauce to a new pan and moved pan to be washed.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler raw chicken over raw beef. Person in charge began rearranging. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Rice in large covered bus tubs stacked in walk in cooler at 47-50F. Person in charge states made yesterday. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Multiple item held on time with no time mark. Person in charge marked appropriately. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing vacuum breaker at cookline hose Bibb. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of microwaves, oven with debris buildup. Cutting boards with staining. Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee utilizing hand wash sink in boba area to clean dishes. Person in charge spoke to employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Flan made two days ago per person in charge with no date mark. Person in charge marked appropriately. Corrected On-Site
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water shut off at server hand wash sink. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/11/2024 revealed 18 total violations (7 high priority, 4 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 7/31/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/31/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 6/18/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
3
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-34-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling tiles in front counter area and in restrooms with dust buildup. Also, walls in hallway to restroom with debris buildup. Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed dust building at front counter area. Warning
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 6.1.24.
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/18/2024 revealed 3 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 4/22/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/22/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/22/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Tape/plastic wrapped around handle of spray hose at dishmachine with debris buildup.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Wooden bowls used to portion food with chipped edges, missing pieces.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors with debris buildup under equipment, Ceiling tiles missing in kitchen and in dry storage room. Dust buildup on vent in prep area. On wall and ceiling to left of triple sink. Cove molding separating from wall by ice machine. Wall with damage at hand wash sink by prep table.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with grease buildup. Shelving in kitchen with debris buildup. Fan above rice noodle storage in kitchen with heavy grease buildup. Shelf at server line with dust buildup.
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Several items in walk in cooler uncovered. Clean oil stored by back door on floor.
- 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Hot water at hand wash sink by prep line turned off due to leak at hand wash sink.
- 22-57-6:High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Dishmachine testing at 144-150F. Reran during inspection and tested at 162F. Corrected On-Site
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing vacuum breaker at hose bibb by back door on wall.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed employee rinse utensils in hand wash sink at boba station.
- 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No way to test high temperature dishmachine.
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. How water at hand wash sink by prep line turned off. Person in charge turned on during inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/22/2024 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 4/15/2024
High Priority
7
Intermediate
2
Basic
3
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Observed: Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee scratch face with gloved hands, then handle pan of food without changing gloves and washing hands. Person in charge spoke to employee. **Corrective Action Taken** Priority: High Priority
- 50-08-7:High Priority - Observed: Establishment operating without a license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Operator must obtain a public food service license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants within 60 days. Submit a license application and payment to DBPR/Bureau of Central Intake Unit, 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783. To apply online or obtain an application for license visit http:// www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/ Establishment has undergone change of ownership. No license obtained under new ownership. Warning Priority: High Priority
- 36-73-4:Basic - Observed: Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors with heavy debris buildup under cookline under triple sink. Wall with debris buildup under dishmachine. Several ceiling tiles missing in kitchen. Wall and ceiling with dust buildup in corner to left of triple sink. Priority: Basic
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Observed: Food stored on floor. In walk in freezer pans of food on floor. At prep area cases of herbs on floor. Person in charge began raising. **Corrective Action Taken** Priority: Basic
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Observed: Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards on line with staining. Interior of microwaves with debris buildup. Priority: Intermediate
- 23-03-4:Basic - Observed: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving at server area with heavy debris buildup. Catch tray and side of soda dispenser with debris buildup. Side and front of cooktop with grease buildup. Hoods with heavy grease buildup. Priority: Basic
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Observed: Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Beef, pork, Krab, lettuce/ cabbage in far two fliptops cut at 10:30 am per person in charge at 45-52F at 3:30pm. Ambient temperature of furthest unit by wall at 49F during inspection. Some items in smaller fliptop to right of furthest unit at 43F. Priority: High Priority
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk in cooler rice, rice, pork, pork 44-47F. Person in charge states door open for delivery. Observed employees putting away delivery during inspection. In fliptop at boba station cream and half and half at 54-56F. Person in charge added ice to items. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning Priority: High Priority
- 03F-02-5:High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. At time of inspection, per paperwork, establishment is utilizing time frames. Person in charge states items were brought out at different times and utilize the 4 hours from time brought out, person in charge marked during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Priority: High Priority
- 03D-06-5:High Priority - Observed: Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Beef, pork, Krab, lettuce/ cabbage in far two fliptops cut at 10:30 am per person in charge at 45-52F at 3:30pm. Ambient temperature of furthest unit by wall at 49F during inspection. Some items in smaller fliptop to right of furthest unit at 43F. Warning Priority: High Priority
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Observed: Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing vacuum breaker at hose bibb at cookline. Priority: High Priority
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Observed: Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. No hot water at hand wash sink by dishmachine due to water turned off to unit. Person in charge turned on during inspection. **Corrected OnSite** Priority: Intermediate
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/15/2024 revealed 12 total violations (7 high priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic).