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Licensee
Name: SAIGON BOWL License Number: SEA6207174
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2025
Primary Status: Current Secondary Status: Active
Location Address: 2129 DREW ST
CLEARWATER, FL 33765

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Routine - Food 10/10/2019 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl in the rice warmer, removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
14-09-4    Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Wait station salad prep table and cooks line **Warning**
12B-12-4    Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Two beverages on the kitchen prep table, moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-4    Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Hat and keys on the kitchen prep table , moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-73-4    Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Throughout the kitchen area **Warning**
36-18-4    Basic - Floor tiles cracked, throughout the kitchen area **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4    Basic - Food stored on floor. Three containers of oil in the kitchen area **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment **Warning**
36-24-5    Basic - Hole in the wall underneath dry storage shelving **Warning**
14-69-4    Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Next to the ice machine **Warning**
14-70-4    Basic - Ice buildup in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
14-67-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Wait station salad prep table **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Wait station salad prep table and cooks line **Warning**
36-30-4    Basic - Wall not smooth and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas. **Warning**
03A-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. The reach in cooler cut lettuce (73°F - Cold Holding); bean sprouts (62°F - Cold Holding); walk In cooler bean sprouts (46°F - Cold Holding); pork dumplings (45°F - Cold Holding); cooked beef (45°F - Cold Holding); noodles (45°F - Cold Holding); Fish (46°F - Cold Holding) put ice bags on the reach in cooler items to reach proper temperature and turned down the thermostat in the walk In cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-04-4    High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. The dry storage area has approximately 300-400 droppings on the shelving area and floor. The bottom shelf has an additional 50-75 droppings near the hole in the wall In the area next to the dry storage is approximately 200-250 more droppings Kitchen area prep table on the other side of dry storage room has 35+ droppings Adjacent to dry storage is the managers office with approximately 35 droppings **Warning**
22-05-4    Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Wait station salad prep table and cooks line **Warning**
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Both units in the wait station area and cooks line **Warning**
31B-02-4    Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Both sinks in the kitchen area, refilled **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53B-01-5    Intermediate - 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. **Warning**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. All food items in the walk In cooler **Warning**
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