THAI GARDEN RESTAURANT
10 BLANDING BLVD STE B · ORANGE PARK · Clay County · FL 32073
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
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. Cook preparing dumplings without gloves to be saved in reach-in cooler.
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At hot water heater and ware washing area: three small live roaches and three egg sacs on floor. Under reach-in cooler next to ice machine: five small live roaches and seven egg sacs on floor. At ice machine: five small live roaches on floor. At server station in dining room: two small live roaches on floor. Manager removed some at time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Droppings on glassware shelves in kitchen server area. Instructed manager to wash all items on shelf to sanitize.
Intermediate 1
22-20-4Intermediate – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Build up of a mold-like substance on the deflector plate and interior of the ice machine
Basic 12
23-04-4Basic – Build-up of mold-like substance on nonfood-contact surface. Floor under ice machine has a build up of a mold-like substance.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. At hot water heater and ware washing area: 70 small dead roaches. At reach-in cooler across from ice machine: two small dead roaches on floor. Dry stock shelf: two small dead roaches, one on floor ONE ON SINGLE SERVICE ITEM. Server station in dining room: eight small dead roaches, six in cabinet and one on floor at Fire Extinguisher. Manager removed some at time of inspection. uhggu **Corrective Action Taken**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on server table in kitchen area
40-06-4Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Employee phones on make table in kitchen
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Two cooks preparing food without hats or hair restraint **Repeat Violation**
08B-47-4Basic – Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Cases of water stored in dining room on floor
36-14-4Basic – Grease accumulated on kitchen floor and/or under cooking equipment Floor under cook line equipment has a heavy build up of grease. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall panel behind cooking equipment is separating from wall
14-67-4Basic – Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. Reach-in cooler on cook line is in disrepair.
14-33-4Basic – Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Make table on cook line has rust on shelves
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service articles. Three single service items containers used for food storage.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Three containers in kitchen not identified.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 11, 2026 8:00 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 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.