Thai Kitchen, 1 Ne Eglin Pkwy, Ft Walton Beach, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: THAI KITCHEN
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1 Ne Eglin Pkwy, Ft Walton Beach, FL 32548
License #: 5602101
Total inspections: 18
Last inspection: 09/29/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container- no cover.
  • Basic - Fly paper hung over food preparation area.
  • Basic - Light build-up of grease on hood filters.
  • Basic - Lights not functioning in dry storage/refrigerators room.
  • Basic - No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food- raw chicken, reach in freezer.
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair- prep cooler. **Repeat Violation**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in reach-in freezer... springrolls.
  • Basic - Unnecessary items on the premise- unserviceable chest freezer and refrigerator outside, back.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with moderate amount of grease/food splash- kitchen.
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored- vitamin supplement on shelf over food prep table.
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. **Repeat Violation**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit- bean sprouts 63°, ice bath. Added additional ice. **Repeat Violation**
09/29/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed chest freezer door in disrepair. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair under 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. **Warning**
  • 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. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. **Warning**
4/29/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - 1 dead roach in back storage area near hot water heater. Note: this violation must be corrected by 4/29/14. **Warning**
  • Basic - Attached equipment soiled with accumulated grease on cookline. **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed chest freezer door in disrepair. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use tongs stored hanging on oven door handle. **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair under 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee rubbed hands together for less than 10-15 seconds while washing hands. **Warning**
  • 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. **Warning**
  • 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 garnish plate with cut tomato and diced onion with bare hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - In chest freezer no separation from raw chicken, raw beef and ready to eat breaded bites with items not in unopened original packaging. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Mangos wrapped in newspaper. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit in ice bath in kitchen: Bean sprouts 49°f and cut cabbage 45°f. Observed little ice contact with containers. Employee placed more ice in ice bath. Note: this violation must be corrected by 4/29/14. **Warning**
4/28/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Handle broken for MSG. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
  • 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. Cutting lemons for beverages.
  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored by or with food. Bait trap. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.
11/5/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container, next to handsink cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees, cookline.
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated dust/debris above 3-compartment sink.
  • High Priority - Food stored in ice used for drinks. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink, cookline.
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink, cookline. **Corrected On-Site**
6/17/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment, fryers.
  • Basic - Self-closing device on bathroom door disconnected/broken, men's restroom.
  • Basic - Uncovered food stored near sink exposed to splash, sticky rice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells, cracked in backroom refrigerator.
2/25/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Ice coldhold had melted on cookline, restocked with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in a prohibited area. Container of cream in ice machine bin.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Rinsing bucket in backroom handsink.
  • Critical - Observed interior top of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Shell eggs at 72 degrees fahrenheit in ice coldhold(ice had melted) for less than 4 hours.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Frontline towels at 200+. Repeat Violation.
9/11/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Observed buildup of black mold like substance in the interior door of ice machine.
  • Critical - Observed cloth container in upright cooler preparation area.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice, ice bin. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed live flies in kitchen.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bean sprouts at 70 degrees farinheit rice noodles at 80 degrees farinheit in ice coldhold.
  • Critical - Observed sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. Towels at 200+ frontline.
  • Critical - Observed screen in door torn/in poor repair.
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin.
6/18/2012Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within +/- 3 degrees Fahrenheit. using cooking thermometer which doesn't read below 150 degrees fahrenheit, egg refrigerator.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in refrigerator cookline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored in ice used for drinks. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in chest freezer, spring rolls.
12/22/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, kitchen. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in refrigerator rightside. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Cook handling vegetables. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed interior of refrigerator soiled with accumulation of food residue, rightside where shell eggs are stored.
  • Critical - Observed uncovered food in chest freezer, shrimp. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name, sugar.
7/12/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken on makeline top at 48 degrees fahrenheit. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in refrigerator. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature, pork.
  • Critical. Observed food stored in ice used for drinks, container in ice bin. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored in ice used for drinks, container in ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in holding chest freezer, spring rolls. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Scooping ice with cup.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee handled money then prepared orders without washing hands.
  • Critical. Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee making food.
  • Critical. Observed interior of microwave soiled.
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment, knife on cookline.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedures.
1/12/2011Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Pork at 47 degrees fahrenheit beef at 55 degrees fahrenheit raw chicken at 55 degrees fahrenheit makeline table for less than 4 hours.
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler cookline, thermometer was on top of makeline. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in chest freezer, spring rolls.
  • Critical. Observed employee engage in food preparation, handle clean equipment or utensils, or touch unwrapped single-service items, without washing hands. Employee moving from food preparation area to another area then returning.
  • Observed chest freezer in dishwashing area with ice buildup.
  • Critical. Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength, 0 ppm.. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed employees provided in-house training not performing their work duties in a manner consistent with the Food Code requirements, handwashing procedure.
8/16/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical. No conspicuously located thermometer in reachin cooler cookline.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils, behind handsink. Repeat Violation.
  • Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength, 0 ppm waitress area.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, cookline.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets, backroom.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of black/pink mold likE substance in the interior of ice machine.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, back storage room.
  • Observed wall in disrepair, mens restroom above urinal paint bubbling/wet.
  • Wet mop not hung to dry.
2/23/2010Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
12/8/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Observed food stored in ice used for drinks, ice machine. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed food stored in ice used for drinks, ice bin. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food in chest freezer, spring rolls.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat, sugar.
  • Critical. Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Critical. Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions, kitchen.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment.
10/8/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued
No report available. 6/8/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 1/29/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
No report available. 9/15/2008Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action

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