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RICE AND NOODLES THAI CUISINE

RICE AND NOODLES THAI CUISINE has 5 health inspections on file for its OCALA location, with an overall rating of 2.3/5. Food safety practices have remained consistent.

11175 SW 93 CT RD 106, OCALA 34481

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 9/9/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10920207

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on kitchen prep table. Manager removed drink during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets for reach-in cooler next to cook line fryer.
  • 14-42-4:Basic - Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system. Hood above cook line.
  • 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging on the side of utensil bucket on cook line. Manager placed tongs on top of oven. Corrected On-Site
  • 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster behind building. Manager closed lid during inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop stored next to mop sink. Manager turned mop over to air dry. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-10-4:Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floor in corner of kitchen closest to cook line fryer.
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Employee medicine stored in reach-in cooler next to three compartment sink.
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee entered kitchen from outside, put on gloves and proceeded to handle egg rolls without washing hands. Manager washed hands and changed gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs stored over noodles in reach-in cooler across from cook line fryer. Manager moved eggs to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Items stored in reach-in cooler next to three compartment sink: butter (51F,50F,49F). Manager Syed butter stored in cooler overnight.
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items stored in reach-in cooler next to three compartment sink: butter (51F,50F,49F). Manager Syed butter stored in cooler overnight. Items stored in reach-in cooler next to cook line fryer: chicken (45F - Cold Holding); pork (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated items placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed items in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F, chicken (39F - Cooling); pork (42F - Cooling). Item stored in reach-in cooler beneath pass through window on kitchen side: beef (48F - Cold Holding). Manager stated beef placed in cooler two hours prior to temperature being taken. Manager placed items in reach-in freezer to reduce temperature to 41F, beef (40F - Cooling).
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Faucet outside of back door.
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line fryer. Interior of microwave on kitchen shelf.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Container stored in kitchen hand washing sink. Manager removed container during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 3/5/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8839275

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee purse and personal items stored above clear food wrap. Manager moved clear wrap Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 10-17-4:Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife stored between flip-top make table cooler and reach in cooler. Manager removed and placed knife to be cleaned **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Single service trays not inverted or protected. Manager inverted take out trays.
  • 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed produce (mushrooms ) stored over ready-to-eat food ( cooked Chicken ) in walk in cooler.
  • 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Non-food grade material ( paper towles) in direct contact with food (spring rolls) in reach in cooler . Manager removed paper towels **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shelled eggs in flip-top make table cooler stored over noodles. Manager placed raw shelled eggs in bottom of flip-top make table cooler Portioned raw beef stored above portioned sticky rice. Manager moved sticky rice to top of shelf in reach in freezer Corrected On-Site
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Spring rolls prepared two days earlier per manager not date marked. Manager placed date on spring rolls Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 7/24/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8791328

  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat and blanket stored on top of napkins used for customers. Manager removed hat and blanket. Corrected On-Site
  • 50-17-3:High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license dated 6/1/2024
  • 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Cook wearing gloves, rinsed off raw shrimp, then put raw shrimp in pot, then pulled noodles with same gloves and handled serving plates, without removing gloves, washing hands and putting on clean gloves .

Inspection Date: 12/12/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8446952

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed Bowl with no handle used to dispense food ( sugar and rice ) . Manager removed bowls from both items. Corrected On-Site
  • 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed six acoustic. ceiling tiles over prep and grill area that are not smooth and cleanable.
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee cup stored above food served to the public in reach in cooler at server station. Employee removed cup from reach in cooler Corrected On-Site
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed ice dumped in hand wash sink by server area and spoon in hand wash sink on cook line.. Manager removed spoon from hand wash sink. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed two spray bottles in server area not properly labeled with identifying contents ( cleaner and disinfectanct).

Inspection Date: 7/17/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8373798

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed Bowl or container with no handle used to dispense food rice,sugar and brown sugar. Manager removed all the bowls from containers. Corrected On-Site
  • 21-23-4:Basic - Establishment using sponges on cleaned and sanitized, or in-use food-contact surface. Observed establishment using sponge on in-use food-contact surface at three-compartment sink. Manager discarded sponge. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Observed employee drink bottles in reach in cooler stored above food served to the public. Manager placed employee drinks on bottom door shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed produce ( mangos ) located counter with produce stickers still on produce. Manager had stickers removed and mangos washed. Corrected On-Site