WASABI THAI SUSHI
217 ORANGE AVE
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.6/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 2/19/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/19/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/18/2025
High Priority
6
Intermediate
9
Basic
17
Total
33
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice bin. Server station
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowel used to scoop tempura.
- 36-32-5:Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Over single service items.
- 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. **Corrected On-Site**
- 06-09-1: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.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Cook line **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-01-4:Basic - Employee eating while preparing food. Cook eating apple
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Cell phone on cook line. Purses by single service items.
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups at the server station.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Fan cover soiled in the walk in cooler. Hood filters soiled with grease.
- 08B-36-4:Basic - Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash. Rice cooker
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor in the walk in freezer.
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 99f
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Dish washing area hand sink **Repeat Violation**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Cooked pasta thawing from freezer to air temperature 80F. Recommend to rapid chill.
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm sushi bar
- 35A-02-7:High Priority - 2 Live, small flying insects found in the kitchen.
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Drill used for spindle to shred carrots
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Plastic wrap raw fish over open bag of French fries in the reach in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw chicken stored over or with unwashed edamame in the walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-04-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food originating from an unapproved source. Fish bearing label to remove from packaging upon thawing
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. cut lettuce (60F - Cold Holding); green beans (59F - Cold Holding); dumplings (64F - Cold Holding) bottom of flip top cooler recommended to rapid chill. Ginger dressing 47F recommend to rapid chill. Half n half 48F Sushi bar wahoo (46F - Cold Holding); **Warning**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. 2 cartons of half n half no date.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sushi cook filled sanitizer bucket in hand sink
- 53A-05-6:Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ 9 employees present. Showed up during inspection Thanasan Thepbandid 2-15-25
- 11-26-1:Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. 5 employees that are less than 60 days. **Warning**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Sushi bar **Corrected On-Site**
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Sushi rice
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Soda gun nozzle at the bar soiled. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Manager threw away. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 27-16-4:Intermediate - Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Fish area
- 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. Bar lounge dining area on the opposite side of sushi bar.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/18/2025 revealed 33 total violations (6 high priority, 9 intermediate, 17 basic).
Inspection on 8/15/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
9
Total
10
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two tall tanks in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. In main kitchen on preparation table, coffee.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Small reach in cooler on service line, not operating.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Walk in cooler and walk in freezer, multiple food containers. Case of rice vinegar and fryer oil in dry storage. **Repeat Violation**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall by back door to kitchen, left side of door.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand sink on cooks line. Hand sink in employee bathroom. Informed Manager. Provided signs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Multiple items in walk in cooler .
- 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall under dish machine.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Cooks line and sushi bar.
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink at kitchen, by ice machine. Informed Manager. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/15/2024 revealed 10 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 7/17/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
8
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. **Repeat Violation**
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two tanks in kitchen.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Container of food in walk in cooler. Soy sauce and oil containers in dry storage. **Repeat Violation**
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Inside of oven.
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. **Repeat Violation**
- 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook not change gloves and not wash hands. Informed Manager. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sinks by ice machine had mats in it. Informed Manager. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at sink by ice machine.
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/17/2024 revealed 8 total violations (1 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).