ROYAL ORCHID THAI CUISINE

Name: ROYAL ORCHID THAI CUISINE
Address: 3131 SW COLLEGE RD #206, OCALA, FL, 34474, US
Rating: 81.7

3131 SW COLLEGE RD #206, OCALA, FL 34474

License #5201105

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81.7 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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ROYAL ORCHID THAI CUISINE in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 81.7 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 16, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 24 total violations — 5 critical, 5 major, 14 minor.

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[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior part of fryers and cooking equipment underneath hood system soiled with grease buildup up.
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves
[10-07-4] In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, spoons and spatulas in 68F water, employee discarded the water.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach-in cooler at the cook line (near walk-in cooler) soiled with food residue.
[12A-03-4] Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Male employee washed gloved hands in triple sink, inspector instructed to removed gloves and use hand wash sink.
[01B-02-5] Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. At the cook line, cooked fresh garlic and oil 67F, per employee garlic was cooked at 8:00am. Stop sale (12:15).
[03B-01-6] Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, cooked fresh garlic and oil 67F, per employee garlic was cooked at 8:00am. Stop sale (12:15).
[06-01-5] Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. At the triple sink area, raw pork thawed at room temperature (36F), employee moved to walk-in cooler.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. In front of walk-in cooler, bag of rice and sugar on floor.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hes at the cook line blocked by utensils and containers being stored inside sink, employee moved all.
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. At the cook line, wall behind cooking equipment heavily soiled with grease buildup up.

Warning Issued
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. In front of walk-in cooler entrance bags of rice and flour on floor, manager moved all
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of reach-in coolers at the cook line (front of stove), hood filter and exterior of cooking equipment.
[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. Female employee cutting onions with bare hands, onions will be cooked tomorrow. Inspector addressed situation during inspection.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink at the cook line, locked by multiple containers stored inside sink, employee moved all.
[10-07-4] In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, rice spoons in 84F water, employee removed the water, spoons placed at 11:00am restaurant closed at 2:00.
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Walk-in cooler shelves.
[25-06-4] Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers and cups not inverted employee inverted.
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall behind cooking equipment soiled with grease.
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Interior of reach-in coolers soiled, also shelves.
[03G-50-1] Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Observed frozen raw pork stored in a vacuum sealed bag (on site), per Manager pork portioned, vacuum sealed and freeze. Operator will stop this practice.
[12A-09-4] Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Male employee touching raw chicken and then handle clean utensils and containers.
[29-37-4] Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. At the dish machine area, spray hose inside sink.

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