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THAI LOTUS RESTAURANT

201 N US HWY 1 STE C4 · JUPITER · Palm Beach County · FL 33477

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 16, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3620629
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10912926
DBPR license6021322

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority0 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical6 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#2High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped food debris on soiled apron touched ready to eat foods without washing hands; chef educated ; employee washed hands **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#3High 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 employee cutting lettuce for pre portioned salads with bare hands at servers area; Observed employee making shrimp vegetable rolls in rice paper touching with bare hands all ready to eat foods like cooked shrimp rice paper, cut vegetable , and plating food to be sent to customers; employee also wiping hands on soiled apron while preparing foods; see stop sale

Stop Sale
#4High Priority12A-20-4

High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee touching lettuce used in salads with bare hands was asked to wash hands and put gloves before finishing to prep foods like cooked- employee rinsed hands with water for a few seconds without using soap and put gloves and started to cut lettuce. Educated; employee washed hands with soap in handwashing **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority01B-12-4

High Priority – Food contaminated by employees – 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 employee making shrimp vegetable rolls in rice paper touching with bare hands all ready to eat foods like cooked shrimp rice paper, cut vegetable , and plating food to be sent to customers; employee also wiping hands on soiled apron while preparing foods; see stop sale See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tuna (50F – Cold Holding); white fish (50F – Cold Holding); cream cheese (50F – Cold Holding); eel (54F – Cold Holding)in cooler at sushi bar; food not prepared or portioned today ; food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours; moved on the bottom cooler ; chicken (46F – Cold Holding); pork (44F Cold Holding ); shrimp (46F – Cold Holding); curry sauce (46F – Cold Holding);in walk-in freezer; food not prepared or portioned today; food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours; food moved to walk-in freezer **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Basic 1

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin by three compartment sink

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:35 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)

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