PHO QUYEN CUISINE
2740 E FOWLER AVE, Tampa FL 33612 · 813-632-3444
Last inspected Jul 15, 2026 · 8 visits since November 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 25 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live flies flying around in kitchen.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $1,300
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2018033329 | May 24, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 | $1,100 |
| 3--2016054591 | Oct 31, 2016 | Jan 5, 2017 | $200 |
Inspection history
8 visits, newest first
Jul 15, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 24 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority5 Intermediate18 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 24 findingsThe state's own report →
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. Egg roll held on time has no time stamp.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles are soiled in bar area.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee washing dishes in handwashing sink.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
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No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink next to ice machine.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked chicken has no date inside reach in cooler.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has buildup of black-mold like substance.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without a handle used as scoop inside white sugar bin underneath table in food preparation area.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Ceiling tiles in food preparation area are not smooth and easily cleanable.
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tiles in preparation area has holes.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent overtop 2 compartment food preparation sink has buildup of grease and dust.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on kitchen floor.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee electric scooter stored underneath table in food preparation area. Gaming controller, AirPods stored overtop reach in cooler in kitchen area.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets are torn inside reach in coolers throughout kitchen area. Ice machine has a hole in top of it.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor has black stains in food preparation area.
Food stored on floor. Beef stored on floor inside walk in frezzer.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in food preparation area.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup inside reach in frezzer in food preparation area.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on food preparation sink on cooks line.
Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Mandolin hanging overtop handwashing sink in kitchen area has old food buildup.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee drink stored in bottom of reach in cooler housing vegetables in kitchen area. Manager removed and properly stored drink.
Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Soiled dry cloth stored on reach in cooler in kitchen area.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water in bottom of reach in cooler housing vegetables in kitchen area.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall soiled around 2 compartment food preparation sink.
May 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate7 Basic
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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. Dishwasher has an empty bucket of bleach connected. Employee connected a full bucket of bleach to dishwasher.
Live, small flying insects found. 1 fly in kitchen area.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwashing sink by ice machine.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has buildup of block-mold like substance.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks stored overtop reach in cooler on cooks line.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap in the bottom of both doors leading out back of restaurant.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of meat stored in floor inside walk in cooler.
Garbage on the ground and/or pad around dumpster. Bags on ground around dumpster old food buildup on ground around dumpsters.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle stored in ice.
Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. Standing water in floor next to soda machine by soda boxes.
Oct 29, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 23 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority3 Intermediate17 Basic
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Employee used tobacco, ate, or drank then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee eating in kitchen started working without washing his hands.
Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw Chicken stored overtop raw beef inside walk in cooler. Employee removed and properly stored chicken.
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. Noodles held on time as a public health control has no time markings. Owner added proper time stamp to noodles.
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.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. White cutting board on food preparation has black-mold like substance.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine has buildup of black-mold like substance.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on interior of ice machine.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink stored on wok station.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking from a cup with no lid.
Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating a plate of food on reach in cooler in kitchen area.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone stored on reach in cooler. Employee removed and properly stored cell phone.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets inside reach in cooler are torn.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Hole in back door where door knob used to be.
Food stored on floor. Fryer oil stored on floor in dry storage.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Walk next to ice machine is in disrepair.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup inside walk in freezer.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging food preparation sink in kitchen area.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets inside reach in cooler are soiled with old food debris.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Employee energy drink stored inside reach in cooler. Employee discarded drink.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Shelves inside walk in cooler have buildup of old food debris.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Food preparation table has rust on bottom shelve.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls soiled though out kitchen.
Mar 18, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 18 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority4 Intermediate10 Basic
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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. Dishwasher tested 0ppm of chlorine. Manager primed sanitizer retested at 100ppm.
Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Non food grade cloth hanging on bucket with rice noodles.
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. Garlic and oil held on time has no time markings. Manager added proper time markings to garlic and oil.
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cigarette butt stored on wok station.
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.
No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Thawed chicken inside walk in cooler has no date markings.
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. No date markings on any prepared inside walk in cooler.
Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee drinking from a glass with no lid. Manager discarded drink.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Ottoman of screen door is tore by walk in cooler.
Food stored in undrained ice. Raw scallop stored in undrained ice inside reach in cooler on cooks line.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of beef stored on floor inside walk in cooler. Manager removed and properly stored beef.
Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall by ice machine is in disrepair.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup inside walk in freezer.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler shelves have buildup of old food debris on cooks line.
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water inside reach in cooler in kitchen area.
Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Food preparation table has rust developing on bottom of table.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls soiled throughout kitchen area.
Dec 5, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate7 Basic
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Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Dry storage area. Acoustic ceiling.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling soiled throughout kitchen area.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on front reach in cooler. Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Green cutting board Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Buildup in walk in freezer
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath exterior door leading to outside.
Food stored on floor. Multiple boxes of food stored on floor in cooler, operator moved to approved location at time of location.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in fridge and freezer soiled. Gaskets on reach in cooler near dishwasher.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Chop sticks stored on floor near register. Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service Togo containers not inverted.
Nov 25, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 17 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority4 Intermediate12 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. PLACED ON STEAM TABLE 1:30 PER OPERATOR, FIRST TEMPERATURE 122F HOT HOLDING, OPERATOR REHEATED TO 165F AT TIME OF INSPECTION (122F - Hot Holding) PORK EGG ROLLS
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. Provided operator with education packet containing clean-up procedure.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun at server station
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwashing sink blocked by cases of beer, discussed with operator on moving to approve location to maintain sink clear and accessible. Operator moved to approved location at time of inspection.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at back handwashing sink in kitchen. Operator stocked at time of inspection.
Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Dry storage area. Acoustic ceiling.
Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tiles missing near dry storage area.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling soiled throughout kitchen area.
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates behind dishwasher, not inverted
Dead roaches on premises. Three dead roach near server station, operator cleaned and sanitized at time of inspection.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on front reach in cooler. Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Green cutting board Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Buildup in walk in freezer
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap beneath exterior door leading to outside.
Food stored on floor. Multiple boxes of food stored on floor in cooler, operator moved to approved location at time of location.
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Scoop handle in ice, near front kitchen area.
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided operator with education packet containing choking poster.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach in fridge and freezer soiled. Gaskets on reach in cooler near dishwasher.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Chop sticks stored on floor near register. Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service Togo containers not inverted.
Use of cooking equipment producing grease laden vapors/smoke with no hood suppression system installed. Notified Fire AHJ. For reporting purposes only. Table top fryer in use at time of inspection, discussed with operator on operating under hood.
May 2, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 18 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate14 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 3 live flies flying around in kitchen.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken 52 F, beef 45 F, operator placed items on ice.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards. Soda gun at bar.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at handwash sink next to prep sink, operator replaced at time of inspection.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle in container of sugar and salt, operator removed at time of inspection.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting boards.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table. Operator removed at time of inspection.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee shoes above rice and bike in dry storage.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. At back door.
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floor tile in disrepair near walk in cooler.
Food stored on floor. Containers of broth on floor.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in walk in freezer.
In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Scoop handle in salt, operator removed at time of inspection.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of ice machine.
Single-service articles improperly stored. Napkins and straws on floor near register.
Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched.plastic forks and spoons not all facing the same direction.
Nov 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate9 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 4 flies in kitchen area.Employee killed flies and sanitized area.
Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Non food grade cloth used to cover cooked chicken inside reach in cooler on cooks line.
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine is soiled.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl without a handle used as scoop inside sugar bin. Owner removed bowl and placed at dishwasher.
Ceiling tile missing. Ceiling tiles missing by walk in freezer.
Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets inside reach in cooler are torn.
Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Gap underneath screen door in back kitchen area.
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Flor inside walk in cooler has old food debris.
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup inside walk in freezer.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets inside reach in cooler are soiled with old food debris.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind 3 compartment sink is soiled with black-mold like substance.
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