NAMBO KITCHEN
4366 PARK BLVD N · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County · FL 33781
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 3- 1/2 pound Cha Lua Pork Roll (cooked pork) 2- 1/2 pound Cha Lua Pork Roll (Cooked pork and cooked mushrooms) 3-1 pound Cha Lua Pork Roll (Cooked pork only)
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sitting out on front counter register area: banh tet (cooked pork) (50F – Cooling) In display at front counter: banh bao (cooked pork and vegetables) (64F – Cold Holding) Items moved into white stand alone Freezer/cooler at front counter to bring down temperatures. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 6
03G-46-2Intermediate – Establishment preparing food using a method that has been determined by the Divisions of Hotels and Restaurants to require an approved variance from the Division. Establishment does not have an approved Process Waiver for the method observed in use during the inspection. Observe reduce oxygen package food items labeled as Cha Lua Pork Roll (cooked pork), Cha Lua Pork Roll (Cooked pork and cooked mushrooms) and Cha Lua Pork Roll (Cooked pork only) being sold to the public in double door display cooler in dining room area. Observed item lacking a date. Operator stated item is cooked, cooled and packaged. At the end of the day the item is stored in stand alone freezer. The next business day the item is then removed from the oxygen packaging to be re-steamed. Item is steamed, cooled and repackaged to be place in display cooler to be sold. Operator stated items are only seasonal for New Year's, sold from January 6th to Jan 29, 2025. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Slicer soiled with food debris on in kitchen area.
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Spray bottle, utensil, a wet wiping cloth stored in hand sink in front counter area.
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. No chlorine test kit observed.
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand sink next to three compartment sink.
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. Observed reduce oxygen packages labeled as Nem Bo (Raw Ground Beef) and Nem Chua (Raw Ground Pork) lacking date in display cooler in dinning room area deign sold to the public. Provided/emailed operator DBPR Special Process Guidance form. Inspector discussed reduce oxygen packaging processes. **Warning**
Basic 4
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bucket of noodles stored on floor next to two door display cooler across from three compartment sink. Operator moved bucket the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
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. Deserts and drinks stored in display cooler in dinning room area.
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. Wiping clothes throughout kitchen area on prep tables, cutting boards on reach in deli cooler, tables storing stove top burners and grill on cook line. Discussed with operator.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wiping clothes in use not stored in sanitizer bucket throughout kitchen area. Wet wiping clothes stored on prep table, cutting boards on reach in deli cooler, tables storing stove top burners and grill on cook line. Discussed with operator.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:09 PM.
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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.