PHO BEN THANH

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. - throughout kitchen Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-19: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-19: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - gasket soiled at cookline cooler - cooler opening at cookline cooler - side of oven next to fryer - hood filter Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-19: Time Extended

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 rolling spring rolls no gloves. Educated employee. Employee discarded affected food and started over with gloves on. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. - Lowe's bucket storing noodles

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. - raw shell eggs over tofu in walk in cooler

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. - beef soup broth (127 - Hot Holding). Observed sitting on range. Manager turn on heat. Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. - hand wash sink at front line storing cups and spoons

Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. - plastic bowl no handle used to scoop rice

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. - throughout kitchen

Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - hood filters - side of oven next to fryers

Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. - opened water bottle in front cooler

Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. - back door

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. - bottom of reach in freezer soiled

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. - at dish station - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. - blue squeeze bottle of liquid - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. - below cook line coolers - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. - throughout kitchen - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. - rice scoops - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Light not functioning. - hood system 2 bulbs not working - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - hood filters - side of fryer and oven - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. - back door - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. - From follow-up inspection 2024-11-01: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. ; eggs (70F - ambient - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-05: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Grease build up at the cooks line behind the cooking equipment - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-05: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil on the floor - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-05: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Light not functioning. In the hood - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-05: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled - exterior of the fryer - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-05: Time Extended

High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Cooked tofu in container lined with paper towel at reach in cooler on cooks line Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored over canned sodas and bamboo shoots at walk in cooler

High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed five rodent droppings on top of dish machine. Operator cleaned and discarded droppings and then sanitized top of dish machine

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork-46F and sprouts-48F per operator item came from walk cooler to make table at cooks line less than an hour. Advised operator to ice items or put back into cooler

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. Milk and half and half with no date mark,per operator items were opened over 24 hours

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl instead of scoop used in container with rice

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employees food stored in glass reach in cooler located to entrance of kitchen

Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Cooking oil stored on floor at kitchen

Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of two microwaves on cooks line and kitchen

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters at cooks line

Basic - Perimeter walls and roofs do not effectively protect establishment against environmental cross contamination or the entrance of pests. Space on corner of walk in cooler has foam that is not effective,observed light coming through several spots

Basic - Reach-in freezer interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Accross from dish machine

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Variety of individually bagged frozen proteins thawing in large silver bowl on cooks line.Operator moved to walk in cooler Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Boba, meat

Basic - Ice bin not draining, ice and water to get, operator to dispose of ice, and clean the drain

Basic - Light not functioning. In the hood

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cooks line between the fryer and the grill -cooks line burners soiled

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw quail eggs over ready to eat

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. rice (45F - Cold Holding); beef (45F - Cold Holding); ambient (43F - ambient ) walk in cooler left open per the operator

Intermediate - Employee dumping mop water in the three-compartment sink / food preparation sink. Operator stated he uses the sink , currently the mop sink is filled with items

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At the ware wash area pots in front of the hand sink

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Warewash hand sink

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Open tofu not dated

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -gaskets to the make cooler

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Racks in the walk in cooler -hood filters Fryers soiled

Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Glassware at the bar not inverted

Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. Hand wash sink at the cooks line drain

Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Hand held construction equipment is presen in the kitchen , circular saw and other power equipment

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Several coolers have been converted to dry storage areas , these coolers should be removed from the kitchen

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. The walk in cooler ground pork (47F - Cold Holding); wings (50F - Cold Holding); rice cooked (50F - Cold Holding); tofu (49F - Cold Holding) Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-15: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. -coolers not operating 2 in prep - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-15: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters dirty - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-15: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered. In the chest freezers - From follow-up inspection 2022-09-15: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. O ppm sanitizer is low, unable to get a positive test Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-02-23: Operator has replaced the sanitizer and needs to have a service call to repair the system operator not to use to sanitize dishes , operator will set up the 3 compartment sink to complete the sanitation Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Several items not dated ribs, cooked chicken in the walk in cooler Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-02-23: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Back door Warning - From follow-up inspection 2022-02-23: Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Items not dated - From follow-up inspection 2021-08-23: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. - From follow-up inspection 2021-08-23: Time Extended