Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine
Last inspected: Dec 10, 2025
74
Score
Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine appears in inspection records 10 times, starting in 2022. The most recent report on file is from Dec 10, 2025. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near three violations each time.
Across the inspection history, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded two times.
That falls roughly in the middle of the pack for Jacksonville restaurants. The full record sits in fairly typical territory for a working restaurant.
10
Inspections
0
Critical latest
2
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
Food in Good Condition, Safe, and Unadulterated
FL-13
74
Aug 8, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
82
Feb 12, 2025
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
95
Aug 29, 2024
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
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Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - 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. Establishment has vacuumed sealed duck in walk in cooler. Vacuumed sealed at other location but no Haccp plan. Provided haccp plan Information **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-29: Establishments states won't be vacuum sealing **Time Extended**
03G-50-1
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Fan covers in walk in cooler soiled **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-29: **Time Extended**
36-34-5
86
Aug 28, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 6 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut tomatoes 50f cooked chicken 50f cooked sweet peas 49f wontons 49f cooked potato in reach in cooler with ice. Items stored 4 hours discarded **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shelled eggs in container over cut pineapples. Manager moved to store correctly **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - 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. Establishment has vacuumed sealed duck in walk in cooler. Vacuumed sealed at other location but no Haccp plan. Provided haccp plan Information **Warning**
03G-50-1
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Fan covers in walk in cooler soiled **Warning**
36-34-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Personal drinks over reach in cooler and on prep area. Drinks moved to designated areas **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12B-07-4
Basic - Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Red sanitizer bucket stored on floor in kitchen, manager moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-44-1
58
Dec 4, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Sep 29, 2023
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Sep 27, 2023
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bean sprouts (66-68F - Cold Holding), stored in flip top reach in cooler in container that is sitting on pan above fill line. Place there from walk in cooler as per employee at 10:30am. Stop sale issued. **Warning**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Bean sprouts (66-68F - Cold Holding), stored in flip top reach in cooler in container that is sitting on pan above fill line. Place there from walk in cooler as per employee at 10:30am. Stop sale issued. **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 8 live roaches in establishment in following areas: One live roach on dump sink table in kitchen. Two live roaches under plate shelf in kitchen. Four live roaches at dish machine area on floor and on chemical storage rack under hand wash sink. One live roach on wall at dish machine next to commercial soap container. **Warning**
35A-05-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. As per operator, establishment has no device for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine.
16-62-1
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Thawed commercially fish stored in walk in cooler not removed from packaged
06-09-1
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Observed 27 dead roaches in establishment in following areas: One dead roach on wall at hand wash sink next to dump sink in kitchen Five dead roaches on floor in front of prep sink in kitchen. One dead roach on floor on left side of fryer area. Ten dead roaches on floor on far right side of cook line next to wok station. Five dead roaches on floor at dish machine area. Five dead roaches on floor under prep storage area near back door in kitchen. **Warning**
35A-03-4
Basic - Employee with no beard guard/restraint while engaging in food preparation. Employee with facial beard preparing food with no beard guard in kitchen
13-04-4
Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Under cook line equipments at far end near wok station
36-22-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cook line equipments soiled with food debris
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Case of soda bib stored on floor next to soda rack station. Employee properly stored **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters with grease build up
23-03-4
41
Jan 26, 2023
Routine - Food
1 minor violation.
View 1 violation
Basic - Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Make line unit not in working order. Operator has food items on ice and held under Time as a Public Health Control. Operator has call in for repairs to be made on cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
14-74-7
95
Sep 19, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
82
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine on file is from Dec 10, 2025. The public record contains 10 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine?
Across the inspection record, “time/temperature control for safety food cold held” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine.
How does Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is about the same as the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Blue Orchid Thai Cuisine is inspected around three times per year on average.
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