PHO 954 NOODLE AND GRILL VIETNAMESE CUISINE
3952 W HILLSBORO BLVD, Deerfield Beach FL 33442 · 305-710-0993
Last inspected Jul 30, 2026 · 8 visits since August 2023
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▼ IMPROVING
5 inspections trending up, 15 points better than where it started.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/24 License expired less than sixty days
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jul 30, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 findingsThe state's own report →
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. Chlorine sanitizer at 0 ppm, manager changed bucket and primed to 100 ppm chlorine
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Several door handles with old debris and sticky
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Vape on prep table. Manager removed vape.
Food stored on floor. Bags of flour on the floor in dry storage.
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In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoops sitting in standing water on cook line.
Jan 26, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate5 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Noodles; (69F - Cold Holding) left on counter during lunch. Cook returned bowls of noodles to walk in cooler.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl being used as a scoop, cook removed bowl.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two open cups of tea on the prep table in kitchen. Cook removed both cups.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on prep table in kitchen. Cook removed phone
Food stored on floor. Boxes of food and bag of flour in dry storage on the floor. Chef picked up boxes and bag of flour
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives in between cracks by three compartment sink
Sep 19, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Using a bowl instead of a scoop. Chef discarded bowl.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employees in food preparation not wearing a hair restraint. Employees put on a hair restraint
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Rear exit door has damaged gasket which leaves opening for critters and insects to enter
Food stored on floor. Bag of onions on the floor in kitchen. Chef picked up onions
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives in between cracks on the cook line has. Chef removed
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen Beef being thawed on the counter. Chef removed beef and put in walk in cooler.
Jun 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. News paper being used to cover cooked chicken. Chef removed paper
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Thank you bags used to store foods. Chef removed thank you bags
Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less.shelled eggs left on counter after lunch. Chef put eggs in reach in cooler
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Noodles on counter after lunch at noodles (69F - Cold Holding). Chef moved to reach in cooler
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chef labeled spray bottle
Food stored on floor. Bag of sugar on floor in the dry storage. Chef picked up
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives in cracks by dishwasher knives area. Chef moved and cleaned knives.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers with white substance not labeled. Chef labeled flour and salt.
Dec 27, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate5 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 12/1/24 License expired less than sixty days
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cooked chicken in reach in cooler on cook line. Chef moved beef to bottom shelf
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No quaternary test strips
No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Form emailed
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Holes in ceiling in kitchen where pipes go into the ceiling.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on cutting board on cook line. Chef discarded drink.
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cooks not wearing hair restraints. Everyone put on hair restraints
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Open bag of sugar on the floor in the dry storage room.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Two containers with tendons on the counter thawing. Chef moved containers to reach in cooler on the cook line.
Aug 20, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef and raw shelled eggs over cooked chicken and noodles. Manager moved items
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw beef in black cooler by front counter. Manager moved items.
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Manager put towel in solution
Nov 27, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate3 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Manager removed bags
No soap provided at handwash sink. Manager put bottles of soap
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Labeled bottles
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Manager removed bowl
Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook put hat on
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
Aug 15, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority3 Intermediate0 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cooked beef, cut vegetables stored in direct contact with handled bags, can liners. Discussed with operator
Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw beef stored above unwashed carrots in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed Front counter hand wash sink being used as dump sink. Discussed with operator
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at cook line hand wash sink. Operator provided
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles on carts containing green substance not labeled. Operator labeled
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.