PHO EXPRESS NOODLES & BAR
7510 THOMAS DR UNIT K
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 11/1/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
8
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in bar area.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils, on cook line. Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of onions, bag of carrots, case of limes, bucket of peeled potatoes, stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Jugs of fryer oil stored on floor in kitchen. Bag of rice on floor in storage hallway.
- 36-10-4:Basic - Grease and food debris build up on walk-in cooler floor and on cook line under cooking equipment.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled shelves in walk-in cooler. Soiled gaskets on cook line cooler door. Walk-in cooler door soiled around handle area. Plastic curtains in walk-in cooler soiled. Food debris and grease build up on fryers and top of stove. Soiled speed rack under cook line table. Repeat Violation
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Curry sauce, cooked chicken, raw beef, stock, uncovered in walk-in cooler.
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mushrooms stored over curry sauce in walk-in cooler. Mushrooms moved to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored in top of bucket in mop sink room.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cooked beef stored in plastic Togo/grocery bag Repeat Violation
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line cooler: bean sprouts 53F, pork patty 57F, per operator items in cooler approximately 2 hours. Items moved to walk-in cooler during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Marked exit by office blocked.
Food safety inspection conducted on 11/1/2024 revealed 11 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 6/5/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
0
Basic
1
Total
3
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside of walk-in cooler door soiled. Repeat Violation
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw beef stored in plastic grocery bags.
- 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-24
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/5/2024 revealed 3 total violations (2 high priority, 0 intermediate, 1 basic).
Inspection on 3/11/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
5
Total
6
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door to bar area.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bags of onions, carrots, and rice noodles, case of daikon radish on floor in walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation
- 14-13-4:Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Cutting board on cook line made of center of tree, bark remains on sides.
- 14-47-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wood shelves on cook, wood shelving behind bar, not smooth, non absorbent.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Handle and surrounding area of walk-in cooler door soiled. Food debris on shelf under microwave. Drawer handle and speed rack on cook line soiled. Repeat Violation
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over sweet tea in reach upright reach in cooler. Eggs moved to bottom at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/11/2024 revealed 6 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 9/20/2023
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Box of daikon radish, bag of carrots, buckets of bean sprouts, and box of rice noodles on floor in walk-in.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At kitchen handwash sink. Operator posted sign at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on walk-in cooler shelves. Grease/food debris on wooden microwave shelf.
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink on top shelf of kitchen upright reach in. Employee drink on walk-in cooler shelf over rice noodles. Operator removed all drinks from coolers at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Raw beef, cauliflower, bean sprouts in walk-in not covered.
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored inside empty bucket by mop sink. Wet mop hung to dry at time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
- 14-06-4:Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Shelves over cook line reach in cooler made of unsealed wood.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed soapy water and dirty dishes in kitchen hand wash sink. Operator removed items and discussed with employees. Corrected On-Site
- 53B-13-5:Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 cook working with no proof of food handler training.
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/20/2023 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).