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THAI SPICE AND SUSHI

8209 NATURES WAY STE 111, LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL 34202

License #5105259

🍱 Japanese/Sushi ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate
Quick take

THAI SPICE AND SUSHI in LAKEWOOD RANCH currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 73.4 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 8, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 16 total violations — 5 critical, 2 major, 9 minor.

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Record snapshot

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Inspections on file
2
Clean inspections
0
Callback visits
0
Latest clean pass
None on file yet

The latest inspection on May 8, 2026 included 4 critical violations, 1 major, and 4 minor.

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Imported observations
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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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  • Inspection Completed - No Further Action
  • [09-01-4] 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 an employee handling ready to eat Mango with bare hands, no handwashing or AOP.
  • [10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs stored on equipment handles.
  • [14-31-5] Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed shrimp, crab, fish, pork, beef, chicken stored in non food grade bags in the freezer and cooler.
  • [35B-03-4] Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Observed broken automatic closer on back door.
  • [08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw chicken stored over raw salmon.
  • [38-07-4] Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers. Observed 2 lights in kitchen over prep tables missing shields.
  • [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed grease build up on hood filters and dripping.
  • [02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed all food items prepared on site, held more than 24 hours in the freezer and cooler without date marks. Soup, cooked chicken, cooked shrimp, egg rolls, wontons, tempura shrimp.
  • [12A-13-4] Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.
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