Thai Thai Sushi Sports Bar

Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. The ceiling tiles in the added food storage area are not smooth, non porous and easily cleanable as stated in the provisos.

Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. There is a buildup of ice inside the two large upright freezers in the storage area.

Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. There are two ice scoops in the ice bin of the soda fountain in the kitchen with the handles in contact with the ice. Operator moved ice scoops to proper storage.

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/. Operator added an additional store front without plan review. The additional store front has refrigerated storage, dry storage, chemical storage, and equipment storage. - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: There is no approved renovation plan review for the additional store at the time of the callback inspection.

From initial inspection : Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. There are handle less containers inside bins of sushi rice, brown rice, and jasmine rice in the newly added adjacent store front. - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-04: There are one quart plastic to go containers inside of multiple containers if rice in the newly added, adjacent store front.

No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. There js no chemical test kit for chlorine sanitizer.

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/. Operator added an additional store front without plan review. The additional store front has refrigerated storage, dry storage, chemical storage, and equipment storage.

Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. There are handle less containers inside bins of sushi rice, brown rice, and jasmine rice in the newly added adjacent store front.

Ice scoop handle in contact with ice in the ice bin of the soda fountain by the sushi bar.

From initial inspection : Intermediate - Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. There is a drain line from the countertop sushi cooler into the hand washing sink. - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-04:

From initial inspection : Intermediate - Identity of food or food product misrepresented. The roll and hand roll section of the menu referenced "white tuna roll". - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-04: When the sushi chef was questioned as to what type of fish the white tuna in the white tuna roll is he replied that it is escolar. Observed commercially processed vacuum packages labeled escolar in the reach in freezer.

From initial inspection : Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. There is no hand washing sign at the hand washing sink at the sushi bar. - From follow-up inspection 2025-02-04:

Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.

Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. There are two spent household roach bombs on the floor behind the utility sink in the sushi area.

Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In the bottom of the innermost make table on the cook line raw shrimp, raw pork and raw beef are stored over prepared sauces, cit celery and cut daikon radish. Operator moved items to proper storage.

Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. There is one live roach on the expeditors table by the rice cookers, one live roach on the floor in the sushi station.

Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. There is a drain line from the countertop sushi cooler into the hand washing sink.

Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. There are multiple items inside the hand washing sink at the sushi station.

Identity of food or food product misrepresented. The roll and hand roll section of the menu referenced "white tuna roll".

Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. There is a unsecured carbon dioxide tank next to the bag in box soda storage rack.

Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. There is no covered receptacle in the women's restroom by the sushi bar.

Dead roaches on premises. There are three dead dead roaches on the wooden shelves in the sushi area, one dead roach on the floor in the doorway between the sushi station and the kitchen. Operator swept up the dead roaches and sanitized the areas.

In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. There are multiple sets of tongs on the oven door handle.

No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. There is no hand washing sign at the hand washing sink at the sushi bar.

Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. There is a wet wiping towel stored on top of the make table cutting board.