Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

PHO 97 INC

6800 49 ST N · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County · FL 33781

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 30, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3679800
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13569537
DBPR license6215087

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority1 Intermediate6 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#7High Priority12A-29-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed touched raw beef then went outside then came back inside caring grocery bags then did not wash hands before beginning work again touched clean red strainer. Instructed to wash hands

#8High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw eggs over ready to eat soup base red in reach in cooler- two door Nextel employee moved **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#9High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – 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. Buns front counter. Employee told me put on counter at 7 am

#10High Priority41-15-5

High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Was Front counter wiping cloth sanitizer 500 ppm employee replaced now 200 ppm **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 1

#11Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bowl inside front hand wash sink near service station boba area. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation

Basic 6

#1Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Observed bowel of employees soup with chopsticks inside bowl on counter of slicer.

#2Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Deli handles broken **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. White bucket of under prep table on floor filled with soup. Cooling 112 degrees. 10:00am made temp taken at 11:00 am employee moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#4Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat Violation
#5Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Shrimp on sticks inside white reach in freezer near dish machine not covered

#6Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cutting boards **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 8:51 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
3 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.