Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Enforcement

NINJA SUSHI THAI

2575 SW 42 ST STE 109 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 15, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3392251
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8503892
DBPR license5203076

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
4 High Priority4 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 4

#5High Priority12A-13-4

High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee working with dirty dishes, grabbed container with cook broccoli, rinsed, drained and covered no hand washed occurred, inspector instructed to washed his hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrective Action TakenRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority09-01-4

High 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. Male employee cutting onions no gloves, Inspector instructed to washed hands and used gloves, Employee washed his hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Freezer at the cook line, observed portioned bags of raw pork stored above opened box of dessert, employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, observed cooked shrimp cooked at 11:30 at 72F, per employee shrimp will be gone at 3:00pm. Manager added this item to time as a public health control form. Employee agreed to discard shrimp at 3:30pm. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate 4

#9Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Female employee used Handwash sink to rinsed orange cloth

#10Intermediate53A-05-6

Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/. Certified Manager not on site, Manager arrived during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#11Intermediate53B-02-5

Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. For three male employees at the cook line.

#12Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach-in cooler at the cook line, noodles and broccoli no date marked, per manager all items were prepared 03/14/24 in the morning.

Basic 4

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In walk-in cooler, observed Bowl no handle inside sauce. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In walk-in freezer under some shelves. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#3Basic10-06-5

Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. In walk-in cooler, observed pot stored inside rice container where pot handle was touching the rice, Employee removed the pot. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#4Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled, also rusted.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 9, 2026 2:12 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.