RED GINGER
2143 W US HWY 90 STE 101 · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32055
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee came from outside then immediately started touching clean utensils.
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee scratched ear then grabbed fish out of microwave.
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. Employee cutting mango at sushi bar no gloves.
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Cooked chicken directly touching egg cardboard cartons. Cooked shrimp on paper towel behind sushi bar. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef over noodles on cooling rack in prep area, employee moved beef to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ice machine deflector plate soiled.
Basic 11
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. No handle scoop in cooked rice on cooks line, employee moved scoop. **Corrected On-Site**
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining shelf under tempura batter on cooks line.
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Yellow cutting boards on bottom of prep table with cut marks.
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. To repair container in walk in cooler.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Pack of gum on top shelf above reach in cooler on cooks line, employee moved gum. **Corrected On-Site**
29-09-4Basic – Faucet/handle missing at plumbing fixture. Hot water handle in disrepair on hand washing sink in prep area.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Case of fish on floor in walk in freezer.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above cooks line soiled with grease. **Repeat Violation**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Togo boxes behind sushi bar not inverted, employee flipped. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet towel on cutting board on reach in cooler on cooks line. Operator placed towel in sanitizer. **Repeat Violation**
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. On the cooks line, employee placed on counter. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 11:05 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.