Fined a ‘fake’ seafood restaurant in Nha Trang 34 million VND after a tourist’s gambling

On the afternoon of April 24, leaders of the City People’s Committee. Nha Trang (Khanh Hoa) said that the city has just decided to sanction Mr. Nguyen Tan Viet – owner of Thanh Suong business household (No. 102 Tran Phu, Nha Trang) for violations during the business process.

Previously, a Hanoi tourist wrote an article reflecting on booking a taxi to 15 Tran Phu to enjoy seafood at Thanh Suong restaurant. However, 3 drivers from the International taxi company took his group to a seafood restaurant that also had the sign “Thanh Suong” but had an address at 102 Tran Phu. The male tourist suspected the restaurant of fraudulent business practices, colluding with taxi drivers and under-weighing the quantity.

As soon as receiving feedback from tourists, the City People’s Committee. Nha Trang has directed an interdisciplinary inspection team to inspect this restaurant’s operations. Through inspection, the inspection team determined that there was not enough evidence to determine that the restaurant had the behavior as reported by customers.

However, business household owner Thanh Suong committed other violations, including: Not fully displaying on the sign the name of the production and business establishment in accordance with the business registration certificate (business registration is household business). Thanh Suong but the sign is Thanh Suong – Fresh Seafood); Advertising goods that are not shown in Vietnamese (advertisements selling coconuts in Chinese characters without accompanying Vietnamese language); Unclear price listings cause confusion for customers; Employing people who directly prepare food without a certificate of food safety training; Doing food service business without a Certificate of establishment meeting food safety conditions.

City People’s Committee. Nha Trang has issued a decision to administratively sanction Mr. Nguyen Tan Viet – owner of Thanh Suong business household (No. 102 Tran Phu, Nha Trang) with a total amount of 34,250,000 VND. At the same time, the City People’s Committee asked Mr. Viet to remove the Thanh Suong – Fresh Seafood sign and the coconut selling sign in Chinese.

Along with the sanction of the City People’s Committee. Nha Trang, City Health Department. Nha Trang has issued a document requesting business owner Thanh Suong to temporarily suspend food service business activities at 102 Tran Phu, Nha Trang from April 16, 2024 until granted by the competent authority. Certificate of facility meeting food safety conditions.