PHO EXPRESS NOODLES & BAR
7510 THOMAS DR UNIT K, Panama City Beach FL 32408 · 808-437-6445
Last inspected Nov 13, 2025 · 7 visits since September 2023
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▲ GETTING WORSE
5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-24
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Nov 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 17 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority5 Intermediate8 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 17 findingsThe state's own report →
Employee washed hands with no soap.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Rice, noodles, and chicken stored in plastic Togo bags.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over cooked beef and pomegranate juice in walk-in cooler. Raw chicken stored over cooked beef in reach in freezer.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Drain cleaner and sanitizer stored over soda syrups. Sanitizer stored on top of ice machine.
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Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed food worker rinse hands in three compartment sink.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled. Per cook, slicer was last used on previous day.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing as evidenced by large pieces of food inside sink.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink in kitchen. Restocked during inspection.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Per operator, bottle contains sanitizer. Labeled during inspection.
Bathroom located inside establishment not enclosed with self-closing doors.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink over make table in kitchen.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Under back door by office.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of bean sprouts and green onions on floor in walk-in cooler.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Food debris under cook line prep table, and on prep table behind condiments. Soiled walk-in cooler shelves. Grease/food buil up on exterior of cook line squeeze bottles. Soiled dish rack by three compartment sink.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Mold,like substance on shelves in upright reach in cooler.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler on cook line.
Stored food not covered. Uncovered raw beef, cooked beef, rice noodles, chicken thighs, peeled potatoes, and pot stickers in walk-in cooler.
Aug 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Residue/food debris on back of slicer blade.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of degreaser under three compartment sink.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on walkin door handle.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks behind bar not adequately secured.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Multiple items in plastic grocery bags stored with restaurant food, employee states items are personal items.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside, by office.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under fryer and other cooking equipment on cook line.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees, in employee bathroom.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled. Gaskets on cook line reach in cooler soiled. Microwave shelves soiled. Grease build up on fryer.
May 29, 2025Inspection 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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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Herb leaves stored in non food grade bag in upright cooler.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.
Food stored on floor. Bag of onions, egg roll wraps and Multiple items in walk in cooler stored on floor.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees in restroom and in employee restroom.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Food containers stored on floor.
Stored food not covered. Multiple items in upright cooler, reach in cooler and walk in cooler not covered.
Nov 1, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 10 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate8 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Cooked beef stored in plastic Togo/grocery bag
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line cooler: bean sprouts 53F, pork patty 57F, per operator items in cooler approximately 2 hours. Items moved to walk-in cooler during inspection.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured in bar area.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils, on cook line. Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers.
Food stored on floor. Bag of onions, bag of carrots, case of limes, bucket of peeled potatoes, stored on floor in walk-in cooler. Jugs of fryer oil stored on floor in kitchen. Bag of rice on floor in storage hallway.
Grease and food debris build up on walk-in cooler floor and on cook line under cooking equipment.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled shelves in walk-in cooler. Soiled gaskets on cook line cooler door. Walk-in cooler door soiled around handle area. Plastic curtains in walk-in cooler soiled. Food debris and grease build up on fryers and top of stove. Soiled speed rack under cook line table.
Stored food not covered. Curry sauce, cooked chicken, raw beef, stock, uncovered in walk-in cooler.
Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed mushrooms stored over curry sauce in walk-in cooler. Mushrooms moved to bottom shelf.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored in top of bucket in mop sink room.
Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Marked exit by office blocked.
Jun 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw beef stored in plastic grocery bags.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Expired 6-1-24
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Inside of walk-in cooler door soiled.
Mar 11, 2024Inspection 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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Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over sweet tea in reach upright reach in cooler. Eggs moved to bottom at time of inspection.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door to bar area.
Food stored on floor. Bags of onions, carrots, and rice noodles, case of daikon radish on floor in walk-in cooler.
Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Cutting board on cook line made of center of tree, bark remains on sides.
Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wood shelves on cook, wood shelving behind bar, not smooth, non absorbent.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Handle and surrounding area of walk-in cooler door soiled. Food debris on shelf under microwave. Drawer handle and speed rack on cook line soiled.
Sep 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed soapy water and dirty dishes in kitchen hand wash sink. Operator removed items and discussed with employees.
Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 1 cook working with no proof of food handler training.
Food stored on floor. Box of daikon radish, bag of carrots, buckets of bean sprouts, and box of rice noodles on floor in walk-in.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At kitchen handwash sink. Operator posted sign at time of inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Mold like substance on walk-in cooler shelves. Grease/food debris on wooden microwave shelf.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink on top shelf of kitchen upright reach in. Employee drink on walk-in cooler shelf over rice noodles. Operator removed all drinks from coolers at time of inspection.
Stored food not covered. Raw beef, cauliflower, bean sprouts in walk-in not covered.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored inside empty bucket by mop sink. Wet mop hung to dry at time of inspection.
Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Shelves over cook line reach in cooler made of unsealed wood.
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.