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THAI SWEET BASIL

Food safety records indicate THAI SWEET BASIL in TAMPA has 5 inspections with a 1.9/5 overall rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

3875 Northdale Boulevard
Florida, 33624
Hillsborough County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★½☆☆☆ (1.9/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 10/2/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13529173

  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Front line Reach in cooler cutting board soiled. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-02: **Time Extended**
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. No plans submitted. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-02: Call back for plans not due until 11/24/2025 **Time Extended**
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. No written plan for rice noodles, raw shell eggs, fried rice, and bean sprouts at front line cook. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-02: **Time Extended**
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled at three compartment sink. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-10-02: **Time Extended**

Inspection Date: 9/24/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10871281

  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal sandwich and cut watermelon not identified or segregated inside front counter Reach in cooler. Employee segregated personal foods during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Frozen grated coconut stored on floor of Walk in freezer. Multiple jugs of vinegar stored on floor in Walk in cooler. Warning
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Curry sauce, Ready to eat cut peppers, beans, cut carrots, garlic, and raw chicken not covered inside Walk in cooler. Cooked duck not covered in Walk in freezer. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dish machine chlorine tested at 0ppm. Operator set up chlorine sanitizer at three compartment sink. Warning
  • 12A-27-4:High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Cook handled cracked raw shell eggs and continued to prepare food at front line cook without handwashing or changing gloves. Discussed with employee, employee changed gloved and washed hands during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Raw shell eggs 70F at 12:03pm put on front line from Walk in cooler at 10:30am cooled to 50F at 12:26pm, Warning
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. No time mark for rice noodles, raw shell eggs, fried rice, and bean sprouts at front line cook. Employee added time during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked white rice 115F at 11:58am reheat to 197F at 12:44pm Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands at three compartment sink. Discussed with employee. Warning
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Front line Reach in cooler cutting board soiled. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Ice dumped inside Employee handwash sink, water filter for customers attached to Employee handwash sink adjacent to ice machine. Manager removed filter during time of inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Warning
  • 51-16-7:Intermediate - No plan review submitted and approved - renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. No plans submitted. Warning
  • 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. No written plan for rice noodles, raw shell eggs, fried rice, and bean sprouts at front line cook. Warning
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Chemical spray bottle not labeled at three compartment sink. Warning

Inspection Date: 5/30/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10749932

  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. 2 open beverage containers stored on a shelf over small Reach in freezer. Employee relocated containers to an approved location during time of inspection. 2 beverage containers on prep table next to clean dishware on front line cook. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Personal plates of food on shelf over small Reach in freezer. Employee removed plates during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee raw meat stored over microwave next to small Reach in freezer. Employee segregated personal foods during time of inspection. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Bag of raw chicken stored on floor beneath shelf in Walk in freezer. Box log bell peppers and broccoli stored on floor in Walk in cooler. Two pile containers stored on floor in storage area during time of inspection. Case of bottled water, boxes of rice sticks, and boxes of sauce stored on floor in hallway to restroom.
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Raw marinated chicken, cut bell peppers, carrots, celery, green onions, sauce, and cooked shrimp in Walk in cooler not covered. 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 placed lettuce on plate with bare hands. Discussed with employee, employee discarded lettuce. Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw squid, raw chicken, raw pork, raw fish, stored over Ready to eat bean sprouts, open bag of paratha, and ice cream in Walk in cooler.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Employee handwash sink used to store a large bin adjacent to Dish machine. Operator removed bin during time of inspection. Pur water filter at Employee handwash sink next to ice machine. Employee removed filter during time of inspection. Employee handwash sink next to ice machine used for dumping ice. **Corrective Action Taken**

Inspection Date: 12/26/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8743431

  • 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine at beverage station.
  • 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee Starbucks drunk on reach in cooler in kitchen. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee plate of food on prep table in kitchen. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Peanut sauce and multiple items in walk in cooler .
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting boards in kitchen.
  • 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near dish machine.
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink near dish machine.
  • 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. Peanut sauce and multiple items in walk in cooler .
  • 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.

Inspection Date: 4/19/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8596106

  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed bucket of green peppers stored on walk in floor at time of inspection. Operator moved Corrected On-Site
  • 51-13-4:Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.no poster at time of inspection
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed cough syrup stored on prep table next to bulk rice bin in kitchen
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. - cutting board stained in kitchen on reach in by kitchen front door - can opener soiled with food debris