THAI STAR
US 41 By-Pass
Venice, Florida, 34285
Sarasota County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.4/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/4/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
7
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on top of warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. On cook line, employee cell phone on plates, employee glasses over food. Operator removed items. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Heavy accumulation of grease under cook line equipment, accumulation of soils around perimeter of kitchen. Repeat 9/30/2024, 5/3/2024, 2/21/2024, 4/4/2023. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Under fryer, by dishwashing area, by reach-in cooler. Repeat 9/30/2024, 5/3/2024, 2/21/2024, 4/4/2023. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor, or on floor. Under front counter drink mix and sauces not stored 6 inches off floor. On cook line container sauce stored on floor. By back door bottle of oil stored on floor. **Repeat Violation**
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers in far back dry storage area. Repeat 9/30/2024, 5/3/2024, 2/21/2024. **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of cook line equipment, coolers with accumulated food residue, grease. **Repeat Violation**
- 09-01-4: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. Observed employee cutting ready-to-eat lemons for tea with bare hands. Spoke with employee, employee donned gloves before continuing. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 14-15-4:High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. In left side reach-in freezer spring rolls and edamame in non food grade containers. To right in reach-in cooler, cut lettuce in non food grade container. In back dry storage at end, brown rice and sugar in non food grade containers.
- 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw pork in middle tall silver reach-in cooler in back of kitchen.
- 03C-89-4:Intermediate - Establishment conducts non-continuous cooking of raw animal foods without written procedures approved by the division. Observed chicken not fully cooked in reach-in cooler middle, spoke with operator about written procedures and provided handout.
- 53B-14-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Bill and Vongphachanh expired.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/4/2025 revealed 12 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 10/2/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
6
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Accumulation of debris on top of warewashing machine. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-02: **Time Extended**
- 32-04-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Men's room door. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-02: **Time Extended**
- 36-17-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Under fryer, by dishwashing area, by reach-in cooler. Repeat 5/3/2024, 2/21/2024, 4/4/2023. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-02: **Time Extended**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Container onions stored on floor by mop sink. Container sugar and two bottles oil on floor by dry storage. Container vinegar and container basil on floor on cook line.. Repeat 5/3/2024. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-02: **Time Extended**
- 38-07-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers in far back dry storage area. Repeat 5/3/2024, 2/21/2024. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-02: **Time Extended**
- 23-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of cook line equipment, coolers with accumulated food residue, grease. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-02: **Time Extended**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Two way splitter added, missing one vacuum breaker. Repeat 5/3/2024. **Repeat Violation** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-10-02: **Time Extended**
Food safety inspection conducted on 10/2/2024 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 6 basic).
Inspection on 9/30/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
0
Basic
8
Total
12
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on top of warewashing machine. **Warning**
- 32-04-4:Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Men's room door. **Warning**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Heavy accumulation of grease under cook line equipment, accumulation of soils around perimeter of kitchen. Repeat 5/3/2024, 2/21/2024, 4/4/2023. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 36-17-5:Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Under fryer, by dishwashing area, by reach-in cooler. Repeat 5/3/2024, 2/21/2024, 4/4/2023. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Container onions stored on floor by mop sink. Container sugar and two bottles oil on floor by dry storage. Container vinegar and container basil on floor on cook line.. Repeat 5/3/2024. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 38-07-4:Basic - Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers in far back dry storage area. Repeat 5/3/2024, 2/21/2024. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of cook line equipment, coolers with accumulated food residue, grease. **Warning**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. In back of kitchen, raw chicken, raw beef and cooked black rice thawing at room temperature, no running water, no longer frozen solid in all parts. **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In middle reach-in cooler back hallway, raw shell eggs over ready-to-eat noodles and broccoli. Operator rearranged cooler for proper storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top reach-in cooler cook line: raw shell eggs (50F ambient - Cold Holding); tofu (54F - Cold Holding) stored overnight per operator. See stop sale. Foods were discarded. **Warning**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top reach-in cooler cook line:; raw chicken (52F - Cold Holding) for 2 hours per operator. Also raw shell eggs (50F ambient - Cold Holding); tofu (54F - Cold Holding) stored overnight per operator. See stop sale. Foods were discarded. **Warning**
- 29-42-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Two way splitter added, missing one vacuum breaker. Repeat 5/3/2024. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/30/2024 revealed 12 total violations (4 high priority, 0 intermediate, 8 basic).