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SOULSHI LOUNGE

15 S MAIN ST · WINTER GARDEN · Orange County · FL 34787

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 13, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3618203
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10909766
DBPR license5816152

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority10 Intermediate9 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical23 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#10High Priority09-01-4

High Priority – 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./observed kitchen chef touching ready to eat tempura shrimp and cooked salmon croquette with bare hands/advised.

#11High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found/one flying insect in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#12High Priority08A-17-6

High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged./raw chicken stored over raw beef/reach in freezer/ **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#13High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Block of butter held in room temperature at 62F. Cut tofu cold holding at 56F, less than 4 hours.

Intermediate 10

#14Intermediate52-04-5

Intermediate – Establishment advertised red snapper on the menu but served tilipia instead. Also advertised white tuna on the menu but served escolar. **Admin Complaint**

Admin Complaint
#15Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime./soda nozzles, wait station. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#16Intermediate31A-09-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times./garbage can blocked sushi bar hand sink.

#17Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing./observed employee dumped ice into kitchen entrance hand sink.

#18Intermediate02B-01-5

Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory./raw fish items not identified on lunch menu. **Warning**

Warning
#19Intermediate53A-05-6

Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/

#20Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink./kitchen/ **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#21Intermediate03F-10-5

Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food./cooked white rice on cook line prep table. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#22Intermediate53B-13-5

Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233./for two sushi chefs, working for 2 months per owner. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#23Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. One bottle at sushi bar and one bottle in kitchen.

Basic 9

#1Basic12B-07-4

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. On kitchen expo table. On table with oil containers. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#2Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items./employee's back pack at sushi bar/ **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic13-04-4

Basic – Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation./one sushi chef.

#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. A container of soy sauce in kitchen. A container of ginger at sushi bar.

#5Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.

#6Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit./scoop in 81F standing water, next to microwave in kitchen.

#7Basic05-09-4

Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit./sushi reach in cooler.

#8Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered./reach in freezer.

#9Basic21-04-4

Basic – Wiping cloth/towel used under green cutting board in kitchen/ **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 2, 2026 12:40 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
3 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
3 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
1 observation(s)
Category 54 · Florida Clean Indoor Air Act
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.