PHO QUYEN VIETNAMESE CUISINE
West Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa, Florida, 33614
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/10/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
1
Basic
10
Total
16
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance inside ice in kitchen.
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on prep table on cookline. Employee removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 3 employee preparing food with no hair restraints.
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. 3 cases of bottled soda stored on floor next to soda machine.
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup inside walk-in freezer along floor.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Missing at hand sink on service line adjacent to prep sink.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on air curtains in walk-in cooler ab$ walk-in freezer.
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Pork thawing in standing water . Employee placed in 3-compartment sink and placed under cold running water. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk sugar not label. Employee labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Ibuprofen stored on shelf above prep table adjacent to hand sink on cookline. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Sanitizer tested at 10ppm. Inspector requested that operator set up 3-compartment for sanitation for ware washing until 3-compartment sink is repaired and properly sanitizing. 3-compartment sink was set up and tested at 100ppm. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. 2 cracked shelled eggs stored in walk-in cooler.see stop sale.
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Missing at mop sink splitter.
- 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. Chicken, cooked pork, and beef with no date mark in walkin cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- 45-04-4:Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. Small fryer on cookline prep table.
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/10/2025 revealed 16 total violations (4 high priority, 1 intermediate, 10 basic).
Inspection on 7/30/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
4
Basic
6
Total
11
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink with no lid stored on prep table at prep area.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Large walk-in cooler disrepair.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Raw shrimp, raw meat and various food items stored on floor in walk-in freezers. **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored on top shelf over food items in small walk-in cooler.
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler on cook line Cold Holding: bean sprout 47 F, cooked chicken 46 F. Operator put on ice, re temped: bean sprout 45 F, cooked chicken 43 F. Walk-in cooler cold holding: rehydrated rice noodle 49 F, cut Napa 51 F, raw beef 49 F. Operator moved items to walk-in freezer, re temped: rice noodle 44 F, cut Napa 47 F, raw beef 42 F. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Meat slicer blade and food holder soiled with old food debris.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap provided at hand-wash sink. At small prep room by front bar. **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. Rehydrated rice noodle, cut Napa leafy greens and various food items in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/30/2024 revealed 11 total violations (1 high priority, 4 intermediate, 6 basic).