I THAI & SUSHI
11002 SEMINOLE BLVD · LARGO · Pinellas County · FL 33778
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
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 onions for salad preparation with bare hands. Educated the staff on proper hand washing **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-12-4High Priority – Food contaminated by employee while cutting onions for salad with bare hands, no hand wash. See stop sale. **Warning**
50-17-2High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Fresh raw shell eggs stored over ready to eat sauces. Operator moved eggs to the bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 5 rodent droppings found under the counter in the corner of the sushi bar 4 rodent droppings found between ice machine and wall 1 rodent droppings found on the ledge next to electrical box. 4 rodent droppings found in dish machine area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bean sprouts 56°F held on the counter less than 4 hours. Rice noodles soaking in water 54°F for less than 4 hours. Operator iced down both bean sprouts and rice noodles **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Placed on time after opening at 11:00am. Operator placed time on rice **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-05-4Intermediate – Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. Cooks line Interior of reach in cooler near cooks line **Warning**
31A-03-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Hand wash sink on left side of cook line had a lid to a food container stored inside. Hand wash sink had multiple utensils stored inside. Operator removed items from hand was sinks **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 12
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken and missing in several area of the kitchen. **Warning**
29-18-4Basic – Drain cover(s) missing. Near ice machine as well as in dish room area **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Half eaten egg and rice on prep table. Operator removed employee food from prep table. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors heavily soiled cook line, prep area, dish room and storage area. Discussed with operator the need to keep floors clean. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in storage area. Discussed the need to seal holes in wall **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon behind sushi bar stored in standing water. I explained that if the spoon is to be stored in water that it need to be a minimum of 135°F **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Cold unit under sushi bar.. operator removed employee drinks **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-06-5Basic – Paper towel used as liner for food container. Salad in make table is lined with paper towels. Discussed with staff not to use paper towels as a food contact surface as wiping cloth in rice cooker on top of rice. Operator removed towel and paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35B-09-4Basic – Screen in door torn/in poor repair – vermin droppings present. Discussed the need to make repairs to screen in back door to avoid vermin **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
23-05-4Basic – Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Storage containers in dry storage holding rice. Discussed the need to keep all food containers clean inside and out **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-04-5Basic – Utility lines are unnecessarily exposed. Exposed utility lines at ceiling and on lower part of wall at floor **Warning**
29-03-4Basic – Water draining onto floor surface. Under ice machine. Discussed the need to set pipe to reach near by drain. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 6:34 PM.
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4 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.