MALA NOODLE AND JAPANESE RESTAURANT

Name: MALA NOODLE AND JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Address: 1385 ST JOHNS PKWY STE 100 & 101, ST. JOHNS, FL, 32259, US
Rating: 97.5

1385 ST JOHNS PKWY STE 100 & 101, ST. JOHNS, FL 32259

License #6502517

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

97.5 Grade A / 100

Excellent Health Score

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MALA NOODLE AND JAPANESE RESTAURANT in ST. JOHNS currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 97.5 out of 100 — an A grade for consistent compliance with state food-safety standards. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 16, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 4 total violations — 1 major, 3 minor.

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[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee coats and soccer balls stored with boxes of wine on rack by back door to kitchen.
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station at end of cook line closest to bathrooms.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Cooking oil at wait station in kitchen. Buckets of flour and soy sauce in storage area by back door to kitchen. Bag of carrots in walk in cooler. Bus tubs of various raw and ready to eat items in walk in freezer.
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen raw shrimp thawing out at room temperature in triple sink, cold water turned on over shrimp.

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