VIET KITCHEN
3698 W WATER AVE, Tampa FL 33614 · 813-515-7715
Last inspected Aug 19, 2026 · 11 visits since September 2023
OCT 24
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APR 26
AUG 26
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5 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on prep table by walk in cooler. 5 live roaches inside of wiring outside the walk in cooler. 1 live roach under hand washing sink operator killed roach.
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Disciplinary actions
2 cases · $800
| Case | Violation date | Final order | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3--2023057917 | Sep 20, 2023 | Dec 4, 2023 | $400 |
| 3--2015031923 | Jun 3, 2015 | Aug 27, 2015 | $400 |
Inspection history
11 visits, newest first
Aug 19, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate3 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 4 findings
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed glass cups in the handwashing sink in the front area. Employee removed.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable on the prep in the kitchen.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed grease and food debris build up on the walls in the kitchen.
Apr 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed at front counter, employee removed wet towel.
Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed 2 Squirt bottles with liquid food at front counter.
Sep 9, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 14 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
4 High priority3 Intermediate7 Basic
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Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee washed metal bowls in three compartment sink but not sanitize after. Discussed with manager during time of inspection. Employee rewashed all bowls and sanitized inside Dish machine during time of inspection.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw frozen pork and raw frozen chicken stored over Ready to eat frozen soup in Reach in freezer, located inside employee office.
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw frozen chicken stored over frozen soup in Reach in freezer, located inside side employee office. Manager relocated raw frozen chicken to an approved location during time of inspection.
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. No time mark for cut lettuce, cooked pork, bean sprouts. Manager added time during time of inspection.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards in kitchen area soiled. Interior of ice machine soiled with dirt and calcium build-up.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test strips.
No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan for oil and garlic in kitchen area. Manager added oil and garlic mixture to plan during time of inspection.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Multiple cutting boards in kitchen area with cut marks.
Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used to repair broken gasket in Reach in freezer, adjacent to Walk in cooler.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal drink on kitchen prep table next to Dish machine. Employee relocated drink to an approved location during time of inspection.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal Ice cream inside Reach in freezer not segregated from food to public, adjacent to Dish machine.
Food stored on floor. Jug of oil stored on floor in back kitchen area adjacent to Walk in cooler. Bags of sugar, rice, canned longan, and canned jackfruit stored on floor in employee office. Manager relocated canned foods to an approved location during time of inspection.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on multiple Reach in cooler and Reach in freezer in kitchen area are soiled.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. 2 personal drinks inside Reach in freezer adjacent to Dish machine. Employee removed drink during time of inspection.
Mar 12, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed a container of mint leaves in the handwashing sink near the dish machine. Manager removed.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed a bowl with no handle being used in a container of seasoning in the dry storage area. Manager removed.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed two employee drinks on the back prep table in the kitchen. Employee removed.
Food stored on floor. Observed two bags of rice being stored on the floor in the dry storage room. Discussed proper storage with manager.
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed spoons used to scoop rice in water temping at 73F. Manager removed.
Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed grease build up on the outside walls of of the walk in cooler.
Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Observed on the back prep table. Manager removed.
Oct 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw meats stored in shopping bags in office Reach in freezer. Operator began removing foods in shopping bags during time of inspection.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Half and half 45F at 11:31am used at 11:00am. Operator placed half and half in freezer during time of inspection, retempted at 40F at 12:15pm.
Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer in bucket over 200+ppm inside kitchen area. Operator readjusted to 100ppm during time of inspection.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Water pitcher inside Employee handwash sink next to drinks service station. Operator removed pitcher during time of inspection.
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board with deep cuts next to deli slicer. Operator disposed of cutting board during time of inspection.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal drinks stored over peppers inside kitchen Reach in freezer. Personal drinks stored over boxes of gloves inside kitchen. Personal drinks stored over small Reach in cooler on service line. Operator relocated all personal drinks during time of inspection.
Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. No segregation of personal foods in Reach in freezer in kitchen area. No segregation of personal foods in Walk in cooler. Personal food stored over sauce bucket. Operator relocated all personal foods during time of inspection.
Food stored on floor. Boxes of canned jackfruit, fish sauce, and hoisin sauce stored on floor in office. Operator relocated all boxes on floor to an approved location during time of inspection.
Label on a food item prepared and packaged onsite for customer self-service does not include product identity/description, date product was packaged and name and address of the establishment that prepared and packaged the food. Made on-site foods for customer grab-and-go in dining room Reach in cooler not labeled, flan, teas, and Vietnamese desserts.
Jan 9, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority2 Intermediate0 Basic
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Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Plastic Togo bags over cooked rice in bowl Employee removed bag.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over cook noodles. Walk in cooler. Employee removed to proper storage.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding: beef 44 f 2nd 43 f management placed ice on cook beef broth
Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Cooling cooked noodles and cook pork with plastic wrap during cooling process
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cook beef not dated in reach in cooler.
Sep 22, 2023□ Emergency Order Callback CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Sep 21, 2023■ Emergency Order Callback Not CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit while the kitchen was already shut. The problems had not been fixed, so the closure stayed in place. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on prep table by walk in cooler. 5 live roaches inside of wiring outside the walk in cooler. 1 live roach under hand washing sink operator killed roach.
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.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on wall behind three compartment sink. 1 dead roach under prep table by walk in cooler. 2 dead roaches behind the reach in freezer kitchen entrance. 1 dead roach behind the hand washing sink.
Sep 21, 2023■ Emergency Order Callback Not CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit while the kitchen was already shut. The problems had not been fixed, so the closure stayed in place. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on prep table by walk in cooler. 5 live roaches inside of wiring outside the walk in cooler. 1 live roach under hand washing sink operator killed roach.
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.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on wall behind three compartment sink. 1 dead roach under prep table by walk in cooler. 2 dead roaches behind the reach in freezer kitchen entrance. 1 dead roach behind the hand washing sink.
Sep 20, 2023■ Emergency Order Callback Not CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit while the kitchen was already shut. The problems had not been fixed, so the closure stayed in place. 3 violations recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on prep table by walk in cooler. 5 live roaches inside of wiring outside the walk in cooler. 1 live roach under hand washing sink operator killed roach.
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.
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on wall behind three compartment sink. 1 dead roach under prep table by walk in cooler. 2 dead roaches behind the reach in freezer kitchen entrance. 1 dead roach behind the hand washing sink.
Sep 20, 2023■ Emergency order recommendedRoutine Inspection
Ordered shut on the spot. 8 violations recorded, 4 of them the tier the state says can make you ill. A reinspection is required before this kitchen may reopen.
4 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Broth and clam and oysters in non food grade buckets in walk in cooler
Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach on prep table by walk in cooler. 5 live roaches inside of wiring outside the walk in cooler. 1 live roach under hand washing sink operator killed roach.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding : walk in cooler raw clams 44 f operator placed ice on items
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 cooked noodles operated placed time mark
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 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. Manager and some employees signed
Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach on wall behind three compartment sink. 1 dead roach under prep table by walk in cooler. 2 dead roaches behind the reach in freezer kitchen entrance. 1 dead roach behind the hand washing sink.
Food stored on floor. Cook noodles and sea food in buckets on floor kitchen
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