THAI 5 TAMPA
3424 S DALE MABRY HWY · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33629
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Medications stored over top of food preparation table next to cooked sticky rice in kitchen area. **Warning**
08A-14-5High Priority – Raw animal food not separated from ready-to-eat food during preparation. Raw beef inside reach in cooler sitting next to ready to eat chicken. **Warning**
02C-01-5High Priority – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food marked with a date that exceeds 7 days after opening/preparation. No date mark on refrigerated beef and pork. **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 45 rodent droppings throughout establishment. 15 rodent droppings on the floor underneath three compartment sink, 10 rodent droppings on the floor at closed sushi bar, 5 rodent droppings in dining area in front of sushi bar, 5 rodent droppings in dry storage area. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
11-01-5Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge failed to notify the division of employee diagnosed with Norovirus, Hepatitis A, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella Typhi) or Salmonella (nontyphoidal). **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Equipment throughout kitchen area are solid with debris build up **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink in dishwasher area blocked and inaccessible. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in sushi bar had no paper towels. **Warning**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Callback date of 03/12/2022. **Warning**
Basic 16
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bin of rice in food preparation area has plastic bowl with no handle on it. **Warning**
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Cove molding missing behind reach in frezzer on cooks line. Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair and/or in disrepair. Floor tiles missing in kitchen area Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall has holes in the bottom of it behind reach in frezzer on cooks line. Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Ceiling tile in dishwasher area are stained and broken. **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee drink stored on top of food preparation table in kitchen area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee face mask stored on top of bottled fried garlic in dry storage area. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee not wearing hair restraints on cooks line. **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Wet dishes stacked on top of each preventing air drying. **Warning**
36-08-4Basic – Floor and wall junctures not coved in food preparation/storage/warewashing areas or bathroom. No cove molding around 3 compartment sink in dishwasher are. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice build up in reach in frezzer in sushi bar area. **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer inside reach in cooler on cook line. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood system has build up of grease. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels left on clean dishes in dishwasher area. **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of plastic To-Go containers and lids stored on the floor dry storage hallway. Operator relocated items at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Inside reach in cooler on cooks line. **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Kitchen walls soiled with build up of debris. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Food in unlabeled containers stored in kitchen area. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 9:21 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.