Halong Bay Vietnamese Cuisine
5944 34 St N. Ste 39-43, St Petersburg, FL 33714
Passed re-check · Sep 30, 2025 Directions
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How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 7 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Sep 30, 2025: passed with 8 violations, 1 critical. That was a follow-up after failing on Sep 29, 2025. That was over a year ago, so things may have changed.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 7 times, plus 24 other repeat issues.
- #1 in St Petersburg's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 14 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2025
- Passed Sep 30
Callback Reinspection
8 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Failed Sep 29
Complaint Inspection
14 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Jul 29
Routine Inspection
17 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- 2024
- Passed Dec 4
Callback Reinspection
11 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
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