PHO 16
Food safety records indicate PHO 16 in ROYAL PLM BEACH has 6 inspections with a 1.7/5 overall rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
11963 SOUTHERN BLVD, ROYAL PLM BEACH 33411
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.7/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 11/12/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13573406
- 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 food stored over food used for restaurant in large reach in cooler- operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 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. At cookline area- employee touched their face then proceeded to turn on stove and grab reach in cooler door handle without washing their hands- educated operator - employee washed their hands properly. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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 cookline on stove -Beef broth 130F- hot holding, -food out of temperature for 30 minutes- operator turned on stove to reheat product. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
Inspection Date: 8/25/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 10870487
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 12A-17-4:High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. At dishwashing area employee washed hands in sink for 5 seconds and proceeded to put on clean gloves and prepare food- educated operator - employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. At tall reach in cooler one cracked egg- see stop sale.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At tall reach in cooler- Raw short rib 72F- cold holding- food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 1 hour- operator moved to walk in freezer to quick chill **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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 cook line on stove- Beef broth 122F - hot holding- food out of temperature for 30 minutes- operator turned on burner too reheat. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 2/12/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8883833
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Pots not stored inverted at storage rack by dish machine.
- 35B-01-4:Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. At back screen door to kitchen.
- 02D-03-4:Basic - Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Iced tea, lemonade and coffee in customer self service cooler, no labeling information. Educated operator on minimum labeling requirements. Name of product, name of establishment where product is packaged and address and expiration if applicable for cooked foods.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed Raw shrimp over cooked pork at flip top cooler on cook line. Operator stored properly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-03-5:High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. raw shell eggs (52F - Cold Holding) Per operator, not prepared or portioned today. Per operator, out of temperature for approximately 1 hour. Advised operator to move to a different cooler or move to freezer to quick chill.
- 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. No vacuum breaker observed at hose connection by triple sink.
Inspection Date: 9/9/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8733613
- 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee with watch on at cookline. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. At walk in freezer bucket of soup stored on floor.
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee handled raw beef then proceeded to handle cilantro without wash in their hands- educated operator - employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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. At cookline area- employee handled cook pork and handled meatballs with barehand for order - operator poured hot broth over food reaching 130F- educated operator- operator reheated to 145F. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At walk in freezer raw beef not commercially packaged over bucket of beef broth- operator stored properly.Corrected On-Site Corrected On-Site
- 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 prep counter in kitchen - Cooked chicken 86F- hot holding- food left out for 2 hours- operators placed in reach in cooler to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At handwashing sink by front counter pitcher inside sink - operator removed. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 3/11/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8543297
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee open bottle of water on prep counter - operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. At dishmachine area- bottle of head&shoulders shampoo stored above dishmachine and clean dishes- operator removed.
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. At reach in cooler- container of milk opened 03/09/24 not date marked operator date marked. Corrected On-Site
Inspection Date: 11/2/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8355209
- 35B-02-4:Basic - Insect control device installed over food preparation area. At back area- bug zapper above containers of oil- operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At walk in freezer raw salmon not commercially packaged stored over cooked tripe and pre cooked foods - operator moved raw salmon to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan for cooked noodles, cooked chicken, beef- emailed to operator. **Corrective Action Taken**