AK PHO VIETNAMESE NOODLE HOUSE
2635 Southwest College Road
Ocala, Florida, 34471
Marion County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/25/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
14
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 32-02-4:Basic - Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Both bathroom doors are left open
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Acoustic ceiling tile in kitchen is not smooth and cleanable
- 24-24-4:Basic - Clean equipment and utensils stored in a room that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Clean pots and bins stored outside behind establishment Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Clean stacked Equipment (drink cups )not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting.
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Several places in the kitchen have broken floor tile with pieces missing
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall behind urinal handle in men's room Repeat Violation
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice scoop handle touching ice at front counter. Rice ladle and cooking utensils stored in standing water at 80°F. Manager discarded water. Repeat Violation
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce ( lemons) stored over ready-to-eat food ( soup) in walk in cooler
- 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. The following item and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: Soup 45, 46F. Soup prepared a day earlier and maintained in the walk-in cooler overnight.
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw unpackaged pork, stored over lemon grass in walk-in freezer
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. The following item and cold holding temperatures in the Walk-in Cooler: Soup 45, 46F. Soup prepared a day earlier and maintained in the walk-in cooler overnight.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing vacuum breaker behind establishment with attached hose Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at one of the front counter hand wash sink sinks
- 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. Peanut sauce in front reaching cooler prepared three days earlier, not date marked
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/25/2025 revealed 14 total violations (4 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 8/16/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
9
Total
11
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food (salt).
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles in kitchen are acoustic tiles and are not smooth and cleanable. Repeat Violation
- 24-24-4:Basic - Clean equipment and utensils stored in a room that is not fully enclosed (open to outdoors/screened). Pot and flip-top make table cooler containers stored outside behind establishment
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth towel in contact with cleaned vegetables in walk-in-cooler Repeat Violation
- 12B-14-4:Basic - Food container in ice machine/ice bin. Peanut butter dispenser bottle stored in ice serve to the public. Manager removed container from icde
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in men's bathroom wall above urinal
- 10-20-4:Basic - In soup ladle stored on equipment door handle between uses. Large soup ladle stored on oven door handle.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon used for syrups stored in water less than 135F by front counter Repeat Violation
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service trays in kitchen not inverted or proteceted Repeat Violation
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Salt not in their original bag stored in metal trash cans. Salt in direct contact with no food grade container. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Hose bib with attached hose on the outside of the establishment is missing a vacuum breaker.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/16/2024 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 3/15/2024
High Priority
5
Intermediate
5
Basic
9
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed acoustic ceiling tiles at the kitchen area. Repeat Violation
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. At the cook line, observed white cloth in direct contact with raw beef, manager moved. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on prep table at the cook line, employee moved. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. At the front reach-in cooler, observed employee food items (opened) stored above customers food, Manager moved some items. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk-in cooler, observed carrot bag on floor, also in walk-in freezer cases and bags of raw beef on floor under shelves.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the front counter area, observed spoons in 71F water, Inspector instructed to discard water and placed new spoons.
- 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available. Not available
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. All to go containers at the kitchen area not inverted, Manager inverted. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. At the front counter area, milk powder not labeled Repeat Violation
- 12A-13-4:High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee at the cook line, handle dirty dishes and dirty containers and started wearing gloves and handling cleaned containers and dishes. Inspector instructed to stop and washed her hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In walk-in freezer, observed multiple food items stored in direct contact with thank you bags and bravo bags. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, observed raw shell eggs stored above tofu, also observed raw beef stored on top of cooked chicken. Ric at the side line, raw shrimp above cooked meatballs, Manager moved all. Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, sprouts art 51F, Manager added ice, item pulled out at 2:00pm. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, observed egg rolls under prep table at 72F, per manager egg roll were fried at 2:00pm. Inspector provided a digital copy of the Time as a Public Health control form, instructed to discarded egg rolls at 6:00pm.
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written procedures available, inspector provided a digital one. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwash sink at the cook line used to stored containers, Inspector instructed to removed dirty container, also at the front counter area, pitcher inside sink, manager moved. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the cook line, no paper towel, a manger provided. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. For two female employees
- 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. Reach-in cooler at the cook line all ready to eat items without date marked, per manager items were cooked from 03/13-15/2024. Also beef cooked, freeze and no date marked.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/15/2024 revealed 19 total violations (5 high priority, 5 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 11/28/2023
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
13
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed acoustic tiles used as drop ceiling in the entire kitchen that are not smooth and easily cleanable.
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed wiping cloths kept on prep tables in front server area and also kept under food containers.
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed establishment displaying an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license dated 6/1/2023
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee food kept on middle shelf above food served to the public not marked as employee food in reach in cooler at front server area. Manager moved employee food to bottom shelf.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs/lade stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed two ladles stored on oven door handle in kitchen.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed exterior of microwave on cook line soiled with grease and food particles.
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Observed wood strip behind three-compartment sink not sealed.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed container of food removed ( Mu tea ) from original container not labeled with name of contents at front server area.
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed cloth towel used to cover food in walk-in-cooler that is not food grade.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed nonfood-grade t-shirt bag used in direct contact with food. (Frozen squid at prep sink). Manager removed squid from bag. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed bean sprouts in bucket of water at 68F in prep sink. Manager advised they had been out for 45 minutes. Manager placed in walk-in-cooler **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Observed hose Bibb behind establishment next to air conditioner units and hose Bibb on cook line by stove next to door between kitchen and front server area missing vacuum breaker
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed paper towel dispenser not working at front server station. Manager repaired dispenser. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/28/2023 revealed 13 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).