Nha Hang Vietnam Restaurant

October 5, 2026 · Fail

cooked

official resultFail
resultFail
inspection typeComplaint
failed findings8
critical findings0

Failed findings

cold food not cold enough

Official wording: Proper Cold Holding Temperatures
Inspector note: NOTED INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF THE FOLLOWING TCS FOOD ITEMS INSIDE SERVICE COOLERS TO BE IMPROPER:-SHRIMP 47.6F, EGGS 45.5F, SOUP 45.3F,PORK 69.1F/45.5F MANAGER IMMEDIATELY AND VOLUNTARILY DISPOSED OF 10 LBS OF PRODUCTS WORTH $250.00 THROUGH DENATURING PROCESS. PRIORITY VIOLATION #7-38-005
code 22
food not cooled down right

Official wording: Proper Date Marking And Disposition
Inspector note: NOTED TCS PREPARED READY TO EAT TCS FOODS PREPARED ON SITE AND HELD FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS WITHOUT A DISCARD DATE INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS AND PREP COOLERS. SUCH FOOD COOKED NOODLES, SHRIMPS, VEGETABLES, SOUPS ETC SHALL BE CLEARLY MARKED TO INDICATE THE DATE OR DAY BY WHICH THE FOOD SHALL BE CONSUMMED ON PREMISES, OR DISCARDED WHEN HELD FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN DAYS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION #7-38-005. CITATION ISSUED.
code 23
food improperly labeled

Official wording: Food Properly Labeled; Original Container
Inspector note: NOTED ASSORTED FOOD ITEMS INSIDE REFRIGERATION UNITS NOT PROPERLY LABELED. INSTRUCTED TO PROPERLY LABEL ALL FOOD ITEMS WITH PRODUCT NAME INCLUDING BULK FOOD CONTAINERS.
code 37
pests in the house

Official wording: Insects, Rodents, & Animals Not Present
Inspector note: NOTED THE FOLLOWING:- -- RAT DROPPINGS AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- --OVER 20 RAT DROPPINGS ALONG WALL UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK OF THE SECOND PREP AREA, AROUND THE GREASE TRAP, BEHIND AND AROUND THE REFRIGERATION UNIT, --OVER 20 RAT DROPPINGS AT THE FRONT DINING AREA ALONG WALL AND UNDERNEATH COUNTER OF THE WAITERS STATION. --OVER 5 RAT DROPPING ON FLOOR ALONG WALL UNDERNEATH SHELVING OF THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. --OVER 30 RAT DROPPINGS THROUGHOUT THE ELECTRICAL UNIT CLOSET AT THE DINNING AREA. --OVER 15 MICE DROPPINGS SCATTERED ON FLOOR BEHIND UPRIGHT REFRIGERATION UNITS. NOTED 2 LIVE ROACHES ON FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE CHEST FREEZERS AT THE SECOND PREP/DISH WASHING AREA AND 2 INSIDE THE BRACKETS OF SHELVING AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. NOTED OVER 20 FLYING INSECTS ON WALLS AND INSIDE CONTAINER WITH ONIONS AT THE REAR DRY STORAGE. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND SANITIZE AFFECTED AREAS, ELIMINATE PEST ACTIVITY. INSTRUCTED TO CONSULT WITH PEST CONTROL COMPANY AND HAVE PREMISES TREATED. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION#7-38-020(A). CITATION ISSUED. • NOTED REAR EXIT DOOR NOT RODENT PROOF WITH GAP AT THE BOTTOM OF DOOR (ABOUT 1/4 INCH). INSTRUCTED TO SEAL GAPS TO PREVENT ENTRY POINTS FOR PESTS.
code 38
surfaces / setup not up to code

Official wording: Food & Non-Food Contact Surfaces Cleanable, Properly Designed, Constructed & Used
Inspector note: NOTED TORN RUBBER GASKET INSIDE AT THE 4 DOOR REFRIGERATION UNIT AT THE DISH WASHING/FOOD PREP AREA.INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN AND/OR REPLACE.
code 47
plumbing acting up

Official wording: Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean
Inspector note: INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN THE SHELVES INSIDE THE REFRIGERATION UNITS WITH DIRT, OLD FOOD DEBRIS AND SPILLS.ALSO NOTED DIRTY AND STICKY SHELVES USED FOR DRYING OF DISHES AT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN OR REPLACE. ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS ON COOKING EQUIPMENT: BETWEEN FRYER AND STOVE, INSIDE FRYER CABINET. MUST CLEAN AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT.
code 49
floors, walls, or ceilings grimy

Official wording: Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean
Inspector note: ACCUMULATED ITEMS AT OUTSIDE REAR OF PREMISES: MOPS, BUCKETS, BOXES, POTS, CARDBOARD ETC. MUST REMOVE ITEMS TO KEEP AREA CLEAN AND TO PREVENT PEST HARBORAGE. • WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT ARE DIRTY: STAINS, GRIME, DRIED FOOD, ETC. MUST CLEAN WALLS AND DOORS THROUGHOUT. • NOTED A LARGE HOLE ON WALL AT THE NEXT TO THE GREASE TRAP AT THE DISH WASHING AREA/PREP AREA. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR AND MAINTAIN, SEAL ALL HOLES AND OPENINGS TO PREVENT HIDING PLACES FOR PEST. • 6-501.12 INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS THROUGH OUT ESTABLISHMENT ESPECIALLY AT THE FOLLOWING AREAS:- --FLOORS UNDERNEATH COOKING STOVE AND FRYERS AT THE FIRST FLOOR PREP AREA. --FLOORS ALONG WALL BASE UNDERNEATH THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, GREASE TRAP AND REFRIGERATION UNITS AT THE DISH WASHING/PREP AREA. --FLOOR ALONG WALL OF THE REAR DRY STORAGE AREA AND ESPECIALLY WHERE THE RAT DROPPINGS, ROACHES AND FRUIT FLIES WERE FOUND. REMOVE ALL LITTER, GREASE AND ACCUMULATED FOOD DEBRIS FROM FLOORS. MUST UPGRADE HOUSE KEEPING.
code 55
Previous Core Violation Corrected

Inspector note: PREVIOUS CORE VIOLATIONS, FROM 3/12/26 INSPECTION REPORT #2632489, NOT CORRECTED: #43-NOTED SERVING PLATES AND BOWLS ON SHELVES THROUGHOUT THE KITCHEN PREP AREA NOT PROPERLY STORED. INSTRUCTED TO INVERT ALL SERVING PLATES AND BOWLS TO PREVENT DUST ACCUMULATION. #55-NOTED THE FOLLOWING:- A) CARDBOARD BOXES USED TO LINE FLOORS AT THE PREP AREA. B) GREASE AND DIRT ACCUMULATION UNDERNEATH COOKING EQUIPMENT AND ALONG WALL BASE. INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE ALL CARDBOARD BOXES, CLEAN AND MAINTAIN FLOORS. #56-NOTED HEAVY DIRT AND GREASE ACCUMULATION INSIDE, ON PIPES/CONDUITS AND ON EDGES OF THE EXHAUST HOOD AND FILTERS ABOVE COOKING EQUIPMENT. INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN AND MAINTAIN HOOD, FILTERS AND PIPES/CONDUITS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION VIOLATION 7-42-090. CITATION ISSUED. MUST CORRECT AND MAINTAIN.
code 60

What changed since the previous inspection?

Compared with Pass w/ Conditions on March 12, 2026: 4 findings appeared for the first time. 4 findings recurred. 4 previous findings did not recur.

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