TASTE OF PHO
Carrier Drive
Orlando, Florida, 32819
Florida Center
Orange County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/11/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
5
Basic
5
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Vegetables on sushi sandwich top reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of sauce in walk in cooler **Warning**
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sushi side at hand sink and uni sex bath room **Warning**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Noodles in standing water prep sink **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 14-17-4:Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. On herbs in box in walk in cooler **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw proteins behind ready to eat vegetables on sandwich top reach in cooler on cooks line on pho side **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Sushi rolls do not disclose which one contain raw ingredients on menu and electronic menu. **Warning**
- 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Split kitchens and removed buffet all under same owner **Warning**
- 02B-02-5:Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Provided and they posted by register of sushi side **Warning**
- 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. Several items in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle clear containing toxic substance not labeled by dish machine **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/11/2025 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 5 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/4/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
3
Basic
9
Total
16
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in tempura fried chicken in sandwich top reach in cooler on cooks line **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer outside of walk in freezer and walk-in freezer on the left of the condenser **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of equipment on cooks line
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Sandwich top reach in across from fryer on cooks line **Corrected On-Site**
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Both back doors on kitchen
- 14-33-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- 14-20-4:Basic - Ripped/worn tin foil used as shelf cover. Under counter of prep table across fro six eye oven on cooks line **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed avocados stored over ready-to-eat rice in double door reach in cooler in server beverage area **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust behind cooking equipment under the hood on the cooks line
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw meats over ready to eat sauces in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw marinated chicken over raw marinated shrimp in walk in cooler.
- 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw portioned chicken breast over raw pork on walk in freezer on spreed rack on the left when entering **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Single door reach in cooler outside of walk in Cooled Less than four hours per cook commercially processed egg rolls (58F - Cold Holding); tempura fried chicken pieces (56F - Cold Holding) Placed in another reach in cooler for temperature recovery 20 minutes later egg rolls 48F, and chicken pieces 46F **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on cooks line across from fryer stained/ soiled **Repeat Violation**
- 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. Several items in walk in cooler and in cooks reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing red toxic substance not labeled under the dish machine **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/4/2024 revealed 16 total violations (4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 9 basic).