Pho Lovers
Last inspected: Nov 24, 2025
16
Score
Pho Lovers, located at 5864 Park Blvd in Pinellas Park, Florida, underwent a high-risk inspection on November 24, 2025, with a score of 16. This inspection identified 6 critical, 4 major, and 11 minor violations, including issues with mold in the ice machine and employee beverages near food preparation areas. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its ten recorded evaluations.
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Inspections
6
Critical latest
4
Major latest
11
Minor latest
Inspection History
Nov 24, 2025
Complaint Full
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 11 minor violations.
16
Sep 10, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 12 minor violations.
25
Mar 3, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 6 minor violations.
35
Feb 6, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
25
Sep 11, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
37
Mar 11, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
78
Nov 8, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 5 major violations. 7 minor violations.
37
Feb 8, 2023
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
39
Jan 25, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
67
Violations — Nov 24, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Orange soda beverage in glass reach in cooler. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Food stored in undrained ice. Bean sprouts in deli cooler inside water **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-31-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Large pot of pho chicken stock on floor near cook line. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. In front **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-08-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled cooler with bean sprouts. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Hand wash sink. very slow draining water in handwash sink near three compartment sink. **Warning**
29-08-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Raw beef uncovered reach in cooler near dishwasher. Reach in cooler. Employee coved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-12-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Behind three compartment sink **Warning**
36-27-5
Basic - very slow draining water in handwash sink near three compartment sink. **Warning**
29-20-5
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Chef walking in and out of kitchen changed gloves but no hand wash. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Fish not held frozen before, during and after being packaged onsite using a reduced oxygen packaging method. King fish inside reach in freezer near deli cooler stored- not frozen entire time throughout process. 3 lbs **Warning**
03G-04-5
High Priority - Presence of insects 50 pile of sugar ant on back table near back door. One line of ants 30 near back door. **Admin Complaint**
35A-09-4
High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 3 lbs ROP fish inside reach in freezer, ROP soup beef strew 4 lbs. **Warning**
01B-13-4
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Deli reach in cooler at cook line sliced beef (56F - Cold Holding); brisket (51F - Cold Holding); Moved to freezer **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Near walk in cooler deli stored **Warning**
29-34-4
Intermediate - Cook-chill or sous vide reduced oxygen packaged food held more than 48 hours not labeled or with a label that lacks required information. Beef stew inside reach in freezer made three weeks ago **Warning**
03G-09-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Service station **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Not one date mark throughout establishment. **Warning**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Reduced oxygen packaged food lacking bold type on contrasting background, or other required information. Raw Rib eye in ROP - inside reach in freezer near cook line - no labels. Owner put label on during inspection. **Warning**
03G-06-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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