THAI RUBY
1064 CANAL ST · THE VILLAGES · Sumter County · FL 32162
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped face with apron then continued cooking food on cooks line.
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towels used to line cooked tofu on cooks line, operator does not know if paper towel is food grade. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs and raw chicken over potatoes in walk in cooler.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. mussels (50F – Cold Holding); calamari (51F – Cold Holding); shrimp (47F – Cold Holding); bean sprouts (53F – Cold Holding); chicken (46F – Cold Holding); pork (45F – Cold Holding) items in reach in cooler on cooks line, cooler lids kept open during busy lunch rush foods at the bottom of cooler are 41F or below, ice was added to food. Retemps mussels 35, shrimp 36, chicken 43, beef 47, calamari 45. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Butane fuel in same container as bottled sauces on server alley, operator moved butane fuel away from food. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream opened 2 days ago in server reach in cooler, operator dated. **Corrected On-Site**
03C-89-4Intermediate – Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Establishment cooks chicken, beef, and pork partially, then cools items in walk in cooler, then places on cooks line and finishes cooking when item is ordered.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Strainer in Handwash sink at entrance to kitchen indicating the sink is being used as a dump sink.
Basic 9
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape on rice cooker by walk in cooler. Duct tape on cornstarch container lid. Duct tape on lid of seasoning container.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on shelf above reach in cooler on cooks line. Employee drink on dry storage shelf above canned coconut milk. Operator moved all drinks to the bottom. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat over ziplock bags on back storage shelf, operator moved hat. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Cutting boards on cooks line with deep cut marks. Multiple containers lids are cracked. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Back door in kitchen with gap under door and sun shining through.
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. On cooks line one spoon in water at 71F. 3 knives in between reach in cooler and prep table on cooks line, operator moved knives. **Corrective Action Taken**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled on cooks line.
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in cooler on cooks line.
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bulk containers containing cornstarch and flour with no labeling. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 12:08 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 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.