Pinellas Park, Pinellas County

PHO 97 INC

6800 49 ST N, Pinellas Park, FL 33781

FoodSeating
Latest violations
11
4 High Priority
Mar 30, 2026
City
Pinellas Park
County
Pinellas
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
4

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Mar 30, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 1Basic: 6Total: 11

12A-29-4

Detail 24477135

High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed touched raw beef then went outside then came back inside caring grocery bags then did not wash hands before beginning work again touched clean red strainer. Instructed to wash hands

08A-05-6

Detail 24477132

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over ready to eat soup base red in reach in cooler- two door Nextel employee moved Corrected On-Site

03F-02-5

Detail 24477141

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Buns front counter. Employee told me put on counter at 7 am

41-15-5

Detail 24477138

High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Was Front counter wiping cloth sanitizer 500 ppm employee replaced now 200 ppm Corrected On-Site

31A-09-4

Detail 24477133

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bowl inside front hand wash sink near service station boba area. Employee removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

12B-02-4

Detail 24477140

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed bowel of employees soup with chopsticks inside bowl on counter of slicer.

14-11-5

Detail 24477134

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Deli handles broken Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 24477136

Basic - Food stored on floor. White bucket of under prep table on floor filled with soup. Cooling 112 degrees. 10:00am made temp taken at 11:00 am employee moved Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

10-20-4

Detail 24477131

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Employee moved Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

08B-12-5

Detail 24477137

Basic - Stored food not covered. Shrimp on sticks inside white reach in freezer near dish machine not covered

21-12-4

Detail 24477139

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cutting boards Repeat Violation

Nov 5, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Intermediate: 2Basic: 9Total: 12

03A-02-5

Detail 24171760

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside white shelves rice noodles (97F - Cold Holding) Put into reach in fridge deli cooler at cook line Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

31A-09-4

Detail 24171759

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Red strainer in front counter hand wash sink. Employee moved Corrected On-Site

41-17-4

Detail 24171765

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Quaternary at front counter

12B-07-4

Detail 24171764

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Multiple drinks on cutting boards employee moved Corrected On-Site

14-11-5

Detail 24171756

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Deli cooler handles broken

08B-36-4

Detail 24171758

Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Water for rice preparation dispenser under soap dispenser at cook line establishment moved Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

08B-38-4

Detail 24171763

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of sugar, box of oil on floor dry storage. Corrected On-Site

14-42-4

Detail 24171762

Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Left side

10-20-4

Detail 24171767

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Corrected On-Site

06-01-5

Detail 24171766

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Chicken in bin under table thawing at room temperature. Educated Corrected On-Site

21-12-4

Detail 24171761

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Sitting on cutting boards Corrected On-Site

21-38-4

Detail 24171757

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Near cook line. Corrected On-Site

Jun 16, 2025

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

Basic: 2Total: 2

16-03-4

Detail 23826872

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-16: Time Extended

16-21-4

Detail 23826871

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. - From follow-up inspection 2025-06-16: Time Extended

Jun 13, 2025

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 9Intermediate: 4Basic: 17Total: 30

41-07-4

Detail 23824185

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine stored on front counter near clean dishes.

03D-01-5

Detail 23824162

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Steamed bun with pork filling on front counter. 77 degrees Put out at 11am. 74 total Put into walk in freezer

22-41-4

Detail 23824163

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. 0ppm

12A-07-5

Detail 23824181

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Cook Employee started cooking without hand wash. Asked to wash hands

09-01-4

Detail 23824180

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. Employee touched ready to eat sausage in deli cooler with bar hands.

10-05-5

Detail 23824179

High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop in water 85 degrees

14-15-4

Detail 23824167

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Beef inside trash bag in walk in freezer. Employee moved

08A-14-5

Detail 23824172

High Priority - Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. Raw ducked eggs in walk in cooler over cooked noodles Corrected On-Site

03A-02-5

Detail 23824157

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Deli cooler across from cook line. In bowls above fill line Beef (65F - Cold Holding); Beef (65F - Cold Holding); chicken (63F - Cold Holding); Put into down in deli cooler. Beef (51F - Cold Holding); Beef (52F - Cold Holding); chicken (50F - Cold Holding);

31A-10-4

Detail 23824164

Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. Silver Water pipe going into front hand wash sink.

31B-03-4

Detail 23824170

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Front hand was sink. Corrected On-Site

02C-02-5

Detail 23824184

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Pho cooked 2 days ago no Date

16-53-4

Detail 23824160

Intermediate - Wash solution in spray-type chemical warewasher less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Observe chlorine dish machine highiest temperature reached was 110 degrees verified by high temperature thermometer.

16-03-4

Detail 23824171

Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine.

16-21-4

Detail 23824165

Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.

50-09-4

Detail 23824186

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old ownership license on wall front door. Printed during inspection Corrected On-Site

35A-03-4

Detail 23824166

Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead reach behind manager office door.

12B-07-4

Detail 23824176

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottle of water behind from counter hand wash sink.

40-06-5

Detail 23824161

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse and personal items stored throughout establishment dry storage vinegar.

13-03-4

Detail 23824183

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook no hand restraints. Added during inspection.

22-09-5

Detail 23824169

Basic - Food storage container for time/temperature control for safety food not cleaned after being emptied prior to refilling. Sugar at coffee station asked for the sugar to be removed.

08B-36-4

Detail 23824168

Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Limes front hand wash sink sauce.

22-08-4

Detail 23824175

Basic - Front counter Interior of microwave has accumulation of food debris.

14-69-4

Detail 23824178

Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.

21-04-4

Detail 23824174

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.

29-49-6

Detail 23824173

Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.

08B-12-5

Detail 23824159

Basic - Stored food not covered. Beef bones on box in walk in freezer. Not covered. Asked to move up employees moved outside. Beef sausage jello in walk in cooler not covered

06-01-5

Detail 23824182

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Fish on the counter thawing at room temperature. Corrected On-Site

21-12-4

Detail 23824177

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses on cutting board. Employee moved Corrected On-Site

02D-01-5

Detail 23824158

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar at coffee station.