THINH AN KITCHEN & TOFU
8104 W WATERS AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33615
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-11-4High Priority – Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Observed one employee return to kitchen after using restroom and began handling food without first washing hands. Discussed with employee to always wash hands after change of tasks or bathroom usage. Employee washed hands then resumed work. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08B-56-4High Priority – Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Employee personal water bottle stored inside ice machine. Manager removed bottled water and discarded 2 pounds of ice. **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Multiple loaves of bread stored inside shopping bags inside walk-in freezer. **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw beef stored over and washed herbs inside front line reaching cooler. Manager relocated raw meat to an approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Employee personal water bottle stored inside ice machine. Manager removed bottled water and discarded 2 pounds of ice. **Warning**
Intermediate 6
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Front line cutting boards. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Handwashing sink used as storage for containers on front line cook and in tofu-make room. All items have been removed from inside hand washing sink at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. On front line handwashing sink adjacent to ice machine. Employee provided paper towels at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Manager unable to locate the folder for all employee food handler certificates. **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Multiple containers of cooked chicken, pork and fish, rice noodles with pork meat, spring rolls with cooked chicken and cooked shrimp, cooked rice with pork and vegetables for customer self service. Manager currently have a generic time marking for food from 8 AM to 12 PM. Establishment does not have a completed time as a public health control form, manager unable to locate form. Employee arrives at 8 AM to begin food production. Cooked food is then cooled at room temperature before employee starts packaging food into individual trays for self service. During time of production the employee does not take temperature of the food, should it rise above 41°F or drop below 135°F. A Time as a public health control form has been printed and provided to the manager at time of inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment conduct vacuum packaging for cooked pork, fried ground pork and pork pate for customer self service at front counter self service station. Packaged foods are held for more than 48 hours without proper labeling. A reduced oxygen packaging handout has been provided to and emailed to the manager at time of inspection. **Warning**
Basic 5
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Two personal beverages stored on speed rack near Spring roll make-station. Employee relocated all personal beverages to an approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Containers of roasted peanuts and salt and pepper seasonings stored on floor in baker's station. Manager relocated all items off floor at time of inspection. Multiple food items stored in plastic containers are stored on floor inside walk-in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02D-03-4Basic – 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. Multiple food packages sold on site for customer self service are not properly labeled, located inside reach in coolers and on self service counter with cooked products placed on Time as a public health control. **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Personal beverages included one open can of Coke stored inside front line reaching cooler. Manager removed personal beverages to an approved location at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03G-53-1Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Establishment conduct vacuum packaging for cooked pork, fried ground pork and pork pate for customer self service at front counter self service station. Packaged foods are held for more than 48 hours without proper labeling. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 2:39 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.