VIETNAMESE GRILLE LLC
16 NW 18TH ST UNIT 140, Gainsville FL 32603 · 352.505.6987
Last inspected Jul 20, 2026 · 7 visits since August 2023
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5 inspections within 13 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. Observed: 2 flying insects, one at each end of the cook line.
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jul 20, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Plate of rice in reused plastic take-out bag in walk-in cooler.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Microwave interior soiled with old food debris.
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No-handle bowl used as scoop in bulk container of rice near front counter. Operator removed.
Food stored on floor. Bin of sprouts on floor of walk-in cooler. Operator moved to shelf.
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In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging from front of fryer.
Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened employee drink in front reach-in cooler, not marked or segregated from customers food. Operator discarded.
Stored food not covered. Bin of sprouts in walk-in cooler not covered.
Utensils in poor condition. Broken spatula on cook line.
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Faucet at three compartment sink leaking.
Nov 17, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
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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. Observed : lack of a time mark for rice. A time mark was added. Time= 11-3pm.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed : in the front line hand wash sink, espresso size coffee cups and saucers.
Food stored on floor. Observed : a pan of garlic on the floor of the cook line.
Aug 6, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed : damp paper towel in contact with drying herbs at the end of the cook line.
Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Observed : the other Certified Food Managers certificate was misplaced during an air conditioning repair.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed lack of paper towels at the cook line hand wash sink. Towels were added. ALSO, lack of sign at the front line hand wash sink. A sign and posters will be emailed.
Food stored on floor. Observed food stored on the floor of the walk-in cooler.
Stored food not covered. Observed multiple items of food in the walk-in cooler at 41° or below, not covered.
Jan 27, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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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. Observed: lack of a plan. One was emailed.
Dishware/utensils not soaked prior to being placed in three-compartment sink/dishmachine and results in soiled dishware/utensils after washing occurs. Observed: green guillotine slicer still soiled after wash procedure. These were placed in hot soapy soak water, and the staff started the rewash process.
Food stored on floor. Observed: raw onions in a bowl and bulk oil stored on the kitchen floor. ALSO, bulk food stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer.
Aug 16, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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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. Observed: vegetables added to a plate, no gloves.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the Pepsi nozzle s soiled.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Observed: beef pho served traditionally, no consumer advisory except the one posted at the point of service. Staff will print labels and add the asterisks in both places.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed: 1 can and 1 bottled water on/over prep areas in the kitchen.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed: the grey ice activator at the soda machine is soiled.
Jan 19, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed: 2 flying insects, one at each end of the cook line.
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed: cooked chicken in 81F standing water, on the cook line.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed the cook line hand wash sink with a scrub pad in it.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed: 4 pressurized tanks on site not secure.
Food stored on floor. Observed: a sack of onions on the floor of the walk-in cooler.
Aug 24, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority4 Intermediate3 Basic
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Employee using bare hand contact with nonready-to-eat food (such as raw animal food or flour) unnecessarily without the use of gloves, deli paper, scoops, tongs or other utensils. Observed: bare hand contact with raw beef to place on Pho bowl. Hands were washed and gloves added.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed: the Coke soda nozzle/diffuser with an accumulation of debris. This was disassembled and cleaned 2 times before being allowed to be put back on the soda machine.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed: the the mid kitchen hand wash sink with bottles in it. These were removed. This item **corrected on site* ALSO, the kitchen hand wash sink had scrub pad in it.
Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed: Pho being served, no consumer advisory. One was printed and posted.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Observed: the co2 is not secured from falling over.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed multiple employee drinks and bottles on the food prep surfaces.
Food stored on floor. Observed: pans of spouts on the floor in the walk-in cooler.
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.