THAI LOTUS
201 NORTH US HWY 1 C-4 · JUPITER · Palm Beach County · FL 33477
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 11
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. red curry (134-110F – Cooling)at 2:00 since 12:00 ;in walk-in cooler; food never reached 70 F within 2 hours; food covered during cooling process; operator returned food to reheat to 165 F and start cooling process again **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employees changed tasks and put gloves on to work with food before washing hands; educated; employees washed hands and put gloves on; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Rice pot not sanitized after washed and rinsed at three compartment sink at sushi station; operator educated and placed in dishwasher; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw beef not commercially packaged over cooked rice and panko not commercially packaged at freezer at sushi station Stored propane **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over curry sauce in cooler 1 at cook line; Raw fish and raw fish eggs over wasabi and cut vegetables in cooler at sushi station ; **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Sushi rice – not discarded after 4 hours; **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. shrimp (45F – Cold Holding); chicken (45F – Cold Holding); beer (45F – Cold Holding); pork (45F – Cold Holding); fried rice (77F – Cold Holding); bean sprouts (44F – Cold Holding); rice noodles (51F – Cold Holding)in second 3 door cooler at cook line; as per opioids not prepared or portioned today; foods out of temperature for approximately 1 1/2 hrs. Foods moved to freezer; rechecked chicken shrimp and pork at 2:45 to 38 F ; **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03F-01-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control marked with a time that exceeds the 4-hour limit. See stop sale. Sushi rice – not discarded after 4 hours; **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- sushi rice at sushi station; as per operator food on time since 10:00 am; time marked; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. miso soup (88F – Hot Holding);at cook line; food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours; operator decided to discard food; **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Quaternary Sanitizer wipes and Windex bottle stored with single service items at prep station/ bar in the dining room and sushi bar; removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime- can opener rust and food debris **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sinks – by three compartment sink and prep station in the dining room; operator was able to turn water on at HWS by three compartment sink only; **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Basic 9
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl used to dispense edamame at cook line; removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Bottles of water and cup of water stored at prep table at sushi station and cook line; removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items- cell phone on prep table at sushi station; removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair- gaskets torn at cooler at cook line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside- back exit door **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use spatula stored in cracks between pieces of equipment- wall and handwash sink next to dishwasher Removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles- deferent types of tools stored with spatulas and cook utensils inside apron pockets at cook line and food prep area / bar in the dining room advised operator to remove; **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm); fixed to 50 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:40 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.