ASIAN POP
2611 SW 19 AVENUE RD #400, OCALA 34471
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 3/3/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
16
Total
21
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food (Sugar, rice ). **Repeat Violation**
- 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Cardboard used on shelves where food is stored
- 14-74-7: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.
- 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. 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**
- 12B-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.
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee on cook line preparing food not wearing a hair restarint
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored on oven handle in kitchen **Repeat Violation**
- 14-34-4: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.
- 38-01-4:Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Light shield cracked in back kitchen area **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4: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**
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Juice container with hollow handle reused for Bobba tea
- 42-03-5: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
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Rangoon's in reach in freezer not covered. **Repeat Violation**
- 06-08-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed under water that was barely running/dripping. Chicken thawing in standing water. employee turned on water
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth stored on shelf under prep table
- 02D-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.
- 12A-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.
- 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. 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.
- 08A-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**
- 31B-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**
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( sanitizer ).
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/3/2025 revealed 21 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 16 basic).
Inspection on 10/16/2024
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 10/16/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/16/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
1
Basic
8
Total
9
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense food ( Flour ). **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. Cellphone on top of flip-top make table cooler in kitchen
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle touching ice under soft drink dispenser in kitchen
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tong stored on oven door handle.
- 38-01-4:Basic - Light shield damaged/in disrepair. Two light shields are in disrepair and are missing corner sections.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of crock pot in kitchen soiled with sauce
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Dumplings not covered in reach in cooler **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce ( peppers ) stored over ready-to-eat food (milk) in reach in cooler. Manager placed milk on top shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bowl in hand wash sink by sushi station. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/16/2024 revealed 9 total violations (0 high priority, 1 intermediate, 8 basic).