THAI LOTUS RESTAURANT
12100 U.S. HIGHWAY1, STE F · NORTH PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33408
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
09-01-4High 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 making a shrimp roll and touching foods with bare hands; food will not be cooked to 145 F or above; educated; employee washed hands and put gloves on; **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw salmon over ice bags in freezer #2 in the kitchen Raw beef stored with peas in freezer #1 in the kitchen; not commercially packaged; stored properly Stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over cooked shrimp dumplings in cooler at cook line; stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-17-6High 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 beef over raw fish – not commercially packaged in small freezer at sushi line; stored properly Raw beef over raw pork not commercially packaged in freezer #1 ; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. brown rice (51F); cream cheese (51F – Cold Holding); tofu (51F – Cold Holding) raw shell eggs (52F – Cold Holding) in walk-in cooler; coconut milk peanut dressing (48F – Cold Holding); in glass door beverage coole as per operator food not prepared or portioned today ; food out of temperature for more than four hours: See Stop Sale; **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. brown rice (51F); cream cheese (51F – Cold Holding); tofu (51F – Cold Holding) raw shell eggs (52F – Cold Holding) in walk-in cooler; coconut milk peanut dressing (48F – Cold Holding); in glass door beverage cooler; as per operator food not prepared or portioned today ; food out of temperature for more than four hours: See Stop Sale; **Warning**
Intermediate 2
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream opened approximately 26 hours in beverage cooler at the back of the kitchen. Dated. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. premade salads (44F – Cooling)at 2:24 to 46 F at 3:00 since 12:00; in beverage glass door cooler at the back of the kitchen; at this rate food will not reach 41 F within 4 hours; moved in freezer at front line; **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 2
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor- bag of rice and ginger under sushi bar; operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Several opened bottles of water in coolers at sushi rice; removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 22, 2026 4:27 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.