LOTUS GARDEN
707 Richard Jackson Boulevard
Florida, 32407
Bay County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 2/26/2025
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 2/26/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 2/12/2025
High Priority
4
Intermediate
4
Basic
14
Total
22
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin in kitchen.
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
- 16-23-4:Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food for flour and sugar bins. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee meals in reach in cooler by dry storage area not identified. Operator moved to lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone, keys and phone chargers at microwave station **Repeat Violation**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in freezer **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor in walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer in reach-in freezer by dry storage area **Repeat Violation**
- 51-18-6:Basic - No copy of latest inspection report available.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets throughout the kitchen soiled Hood filters soiled **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler: 1. Unwashed lemons over cooked egg rolls 2. Unwashed vegetables over ready to eat soup 3. Unwashed eggplant stored with cooked egg rolls **Corrected On-Site**
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator added more chlorine to sanitizer. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 50ppm)
- 12A-19-4:High Priority - Employee washed hands with cold water. Cook washed with cold water and only scrubbed for 5 seconds.
- 08A-08-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler-Raw salmon stored with cut onions **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler 1. Raw chicken in over cooked chicken. 2. Raw sweet and sour chicken over cooked egg rolls **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. egg rolls (51F - Cold Holding) less than 4 hours. Operator place in reach in cooler for temperature recovery. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles soiled Ice machine soiled Tea pitchers stained Cut boards stained throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times by cookline.
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. **Repeat Violation**
- 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 throughout kitchen.
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/12/2025 revealed 22 total violations (4 high priority, 4 intermediate, 14 basic).
Inspection on 1/16/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
3
Basic
14
Total
20
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-23-4:Basic - Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food for flour and sugar bins
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Broccoli not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor in walk-in cooler
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone, keys and phone chargers at microwave station **Repeat Violation**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets torn on reach in freezer
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris under and behind cooking equipment on cookline **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor in walk-in freezer and oil on floor by dry storage area. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer by dry storage area **Repeat Violation**
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. 68F at expo station. Operator discarded water **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
- 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board at prep station
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris at expo station **Repeat Violation**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in freezer soiled Hood filters soiled
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered flour in dry storage area **Corrected On-Site**
- 42-01-4:Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-04-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw chicken over unwashed cabbage, in walk-in cooler **Corrected On-Site**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. All in walk-in cooler: Raw chicken over sauces Raw beef over sauces Raw pork over cut green peppers **Corrected On-Site**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw shelled eggs (71F - Cold Holding) less than 4 hours. cooked fried chicken (53F - Cold Holding) less than 4 hours. Operator placed in walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda nozzles soiled Ice machine soiled
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
- 31B-05-4:Intermediate - Paper towel dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense paper towels sink at kitchen entry **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/16/2025 revealed 20 total violations (3 high priority, 3 intermediate, 14 basic).
Inspection on 7/11/2024
High Priority
1
Intermediate
0
Basic
12
Total
13
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Water bottle on prep table next to egg rolls **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind fryer and reach in cooler at cooks line.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of shrimp on floor in walk in freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. In reach in freezer across from three compartment sink.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice spoon in standing water 78F at steam table.
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave by prep table next to ice machine **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. All reach in coolers in the kitchen area.
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Reuse of single service can with sauces at cooks line. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Reach in by cooks line.
- 23-01-4:Basic - Vending machine exterior soiled. Hood filters at cooks line.
- 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 200 ppm operator changed bucket. Now 50 ppm
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of tablets above prep table where egg rolls are being made. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 7/11/2024 revealed 13 total violations (1 high priority, 0 intermediate, 12 basic).