Best Thai & Sushi
Last inspected: Dec 4, 2025
37
Score
Best Thai & Sushi, located at 35354 Sr 54 W in Zephyrhills, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on December 4, 2025, with a score of 37. The inspection identified 2 critical, 3 major, and 8 minor violations. Historically, this establishment has predominantly received high-risk ratings across its eight recorded inspections.
8
Inspections
2
Critical latest
3
Major latest
8
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 4, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
37
May 19, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
35
Jan 14, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 10 minor violations.
39
May 9, 2024
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
74
May 1, 2024
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 10 minor violations.
41
Dec 12, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
47
Jun 6, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
58
Mar 20, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
50
Violations — Dec 4, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Employee removed all cups out of bulk containers of flour,rice and sugar heavily soiled in prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee removed Several drinks on prep table on cook line **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor soiled with grease underneath fryers on cook line.
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of oil on floor in kitchen and prep area.
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on oven door on cook line.
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. The Outsides of all bulk containers of flour, rice and sugar heavily soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Throughout kitchen walls are soliled with food debris and grease. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Throughout kitchen.
21-12-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Pork in grocery bags in walk in cooler.
14-31-5
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Employee removed beef over calamari in stand up reach in cooler in prep area. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-20-5
Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cooked rice in stand up reach in cooler in prep area.
02C-03-5
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled can opener blade, several cutting boards stained with black mold like substance in kitchen.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Manager came at end of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
53A-05-6
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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