SAIGON BOWL

Name: SAIGON BOWL
Address: 2129 DREW ST, CLEARWATER, FL, 33765, US
Rating: 51.5

2129 DREW ST, CLEARWATER, FL 33765

License #6207174

🥤 Juice/Smoothie ℹ️

51.5 Grade F / 100

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Latest inspection

April 27, 2026 · 8 findings · 2 critical

Routine - Food

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SAIGON BOWL in CLEARWATER currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 51.5 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has been inspected 12 times from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 27, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 73 total violations — 16 critical, 16 major, 41 minor.

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January 15, 2025

The latest inspection on April 27, 2026 shows 8 observation rows: 2 critical, 1 major, and 5 minor.

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Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
[40-06-5] Employee personal items ( toothbrush and toothpaste ) stored in or above single-service items in packages in non working cooler at front line area . Manager relocated to-go lids to storage shelves
[22-08-4] Interior of oven has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris.above grill
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -Gaskets soiled in front line area - shelves soiled in dry storage room
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers at front line Manager discarded employee drink
[21-12-4] Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses in front line areas Manager placed wiping cloths in sanitizing solution
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employees cut onions without wearing gloves . Employee washed hands and put gloves on
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food ( raw beef) stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.( noodles) in walk in cooler . Manager rearranged food
[02C-03-5] Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening.half and half opened two days previously per manager not date labeled in front line area Manager date marked half and half

Disposition: Emergency order recommended
[36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. Above dish washing area.
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White cutting board on cooks line reach in cooler.
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys above prep table.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets on cooks line torn.
[36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall is damaged by the ice machine.
[10-17-4] In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Employee removed knife.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. On storage shelf employee removed
[35A-02-6] Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 live flie in the dish washing room.
[35A-05-4] Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 1 live roach under dish washing machine. 4 live roaches under two compartment sink in back of kitchen.
[35A-04-4] Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 1 Rodent dropping under dry storage shelf. 3 rodent droppings under the three compartment sink. 3 rodent droppings under dish machine. 19 rodent droppings inside a box on clean equipment dry shelf. 3 droppings inside bowl container on dry shelf storage. 5 droppings inside silver pan on dry storage shelf. 6 droppings inside silver pan container on dry shelf. 1 rodent droppings by oven on cooks line 3 rodent droppings under steam table on cooks line.
[41-28-4] Sanitizer not used in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations. Sanitizer bucket had a chlorine that is not for food contact surfaces. Employee switched out chemical with Quaternary ammonia tablets.
[41-27-4] Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Quaternary ammonia sanitizer above 200-400 ppm retested to 200 ppm
[03D-15-4] Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Plastic wrap on noodles during cooling process. Employee removed the plastic wrap
[31B-05-4] Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels. Hand washing sink by dish washing machine.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked noodles in walk in cooler an