Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

ASIAN POP

2611 SW 19 AVENUE RD #400 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 3, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3494362
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8862497
DBPR license5202839

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority2 Intermediate16 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical21 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#17High Priority12A-28-4

High 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. Cook not wearing gloves wiped hands on T-shirt, then handled raw vegetables, then handled serving takeout tray, did not wash hands or put on gloves.

#18High 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. Cook not wearing gloves wiped hands on t-shirt then handed frying pan to serve food being cooked to place in take out tray and used bare hand to move food from pan to take out tray.

#19High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Box of raw shelled eggs stored above cooked shrimp and avocados in reach in cooler. Manager moved raw shelled eggs to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#20Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Paper town dispenser not operating at front hand wash sink. Manager brought towels to hand wash sink **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#21Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( sanitizer ).

Basic 16

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food (Sugar, rice ). **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic14-05-4

Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used on shelves where food is stored

#3Basic14-74-7

Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Gasket in Reach in freezer in kitchen torn and disrepair.

#4Basic06-09-1

Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish (tuna ) labeled indicating product to remain frozen until time of use not open or removed from package. Thawing for 4 hours. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#5Basic12B-12-5

Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee open cut stored on prep table in kitchen.

#6Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line preparing food not wearing a hair restarint

#7Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handle in kitchen **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#8Basic14-34-4

Basic – Interior of ice machine/bin with rust that has pitted the surface. Interior of ice machine has rust on cooling equipment and rust drain stain on the wall going into ice.

#9Basic38-01-4

Basic – Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Light shield cracked in back kitchen area **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#10Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walls in kitchen and reach in cooler handles soiled with food particles and grease. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#11Basic25-32-4

Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Juice container with hollow handle reused for Bobba tea

#12Basic42-03-5

Basic – 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. Tools stored on shelf above Potato starch, flour and sugar

#13Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Rangoon's in reach in freezer not covered. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#14Basic06-08-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed under water that was barely running/dripping. Chicken thawing in standing water. employee turned on water

#15Basic21-12-4

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on shelf under prep table

#16Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container of food removed ( sugar, rice ) from original container not labelled with name of contents.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 1:48 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 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
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
4 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 25 · Single-service and single-use items
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
1 observation(s)
Category 38 · Required lighting and protected fixtures/bulbs
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.