TUPTIM THAI RESTAURANT
242 SOLANA RD · PONTE VEDRA BEACH · St. Johns County · FL 32082
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on cook line wiped face with bare hands then continued to handle clean equipment, utensils, and single service items without washing hands between tasks
08A-16-5High Priority – Raw animal food not properly separated from ready-to-eat raw animal food, such as hamburgers, steak and sushi covered under a consumer advisory. Raw salmon stored over sauces in reach in cooler at sushi bar, salmon moved. Also raw pork stored over cooked pork rolls, removed from original packaging, in standing reach in freezer in back storage area. Also raw chicken stored over containers of fried crunchies in standing reach in freezer near cook line in kitchen, all items removed from original packaging. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sushi rice (78F – Cold Holding) sitting out in turned off rice warmer at sushi bar area, per employees warmer is taken out of cooler to make sushi rolls then placed back in cooler, and warmer has been taken in and out for several hours, warmer placed back in cooler. cream cheese (60F – Cold Holding); raw fish (63F, 62F – Cold Holding); krab sticks (62F – Cold Holding) in sushi display cooler at front counter, cooler was turned off, cooler turned on, per employee items where placed in cooler less then 1 hour prior. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Air freshener stored with stacks of to go lids at front counter, freshener moved. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. cut lettuce (60F – Cooling, after 30 minutes 60F) sitting on top of containers in flip top reach in cooler on cook line, lettuce moved to bottom of cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice dumped in hand wash sink at front counter.
Basic 4
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 2 dead roaches inside non working ovens on cook line.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Plate of employees food stored over containers of food for customers in top section of reach in cooler on cook line. Employees food stored over produce in standing reach in cooler near triple sink. **Repeat Violation**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under ice machine nest to dish washer in back of kitchen.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Ginger at sushi bar
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 20, 2026 12:35 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.