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ISTANBUL TURKISH MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE

488 S YONGE ST · ORMOND BEACH · Volusia County · FL 32174

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 19, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3439972
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8728998
DBPR license7403147

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority1 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#3High Priority22-41-4

High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. **Warning**

Warning
#4High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5High 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. -employee cutting/shredding lettuce without gloves. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -cheese at 45°f in top area of reach in cooler. Advised operator to place cheese below fill line. **Warning**

Warning
#7High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sliced gyro meat in steam table at 122°f. In warmer 1.75 hours. Operator turned up temperature of unit. **Warning**

Warning

Intermediate 1

#8Intermediate02B-02-5

Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 2

#1Basic16-21-4

Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic22-16-4

Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 24, 2026 12:59 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
2 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 16 · Dishwashing facilities, test kits and gauges
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.