Thai Blossom Bistro
Last inspected: Feb 11, 2026
41
Score
Going back to 2022, Thai Blossom Bistro has nine inspections in the public record. The most recent visit was on Feb 11, 2026. High risk usually means inspectors flagged either critical violations or a stack of smaller ones.
Recent visits have produced comparable findings, with counts hovering near eight violations per visit.
Across the inspection history, “no paper towels” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded four times.
The city-wide average sits at 74, which Thai Blossom Bistro's 41 doesn't quite reach. This restaurant has more on its record than most do.
9
Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 11, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 10 violations
Supervisor/Person in Charge Present
FL-01
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Procedures for Responding to Vomiting/Diarrheal Events
FL-05
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Food Received at Proper Temperature
FL-12
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Wiping Cloths Properly Used and Stored
FL-41
41
Dec 3, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine soiled with black residue **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Soiled still **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-03: **Time Extended**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked noddles, cooked rice, crab ragoons in reach in cooler **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Still no dates **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-03: **Time Extended**
02C-02-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse, cell phone and glasses stored next to clean plates over flip top cooler on line, employee moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Cell phone purse and glasses still stored in same place **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-03: **Time Extended**
40-06-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice spoon in water 90f **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Spoon in water 90f **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-03: **Time Extended**
10-07-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on 2 door flip top cooler on line **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-03: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Spoons and utensils stored upright in metal container **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Still stored upright with good contact side up **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-03: **Time Extended**
24-18-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing on back prep table at room temperature **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Thawing at room temperature **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-03: **Time Extended**
06-01-5
64
Dec 2, 2025
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine soiled with black residue **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Soiled still **Admin Complaint**
22-02-4
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Lady cook in kitchen no food handlers card **Admin Complaint**
53B-01-5
Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked noddles, cooked rice, crab ragoons in reach in cooler **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Still no dates **Admin Complaint**
02C-02-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice spoon in water 90f **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Spoon in water 90f **Admin Complaint**
10-07-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on 2 door flip top cooler on line **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up. Spoons and utensils stored upright in metal container **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Still stored upright with good contact side up **Admin Complaint**
24-18-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing on back prep table at room temperature **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Thawing at room temperature **Admin Complaint**
06-01-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Purse, cell phone and glasses stored next to clean plates over flip top cooler on line, employee moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2025-12-02: Cell phone purse and glasses still stored in same place **Admin Complaint**
40-06-5
58
Sep 23, 2025
Routine - Food
4 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Warewashing Facilities Maintained and Used
FL-24
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Personal Cleanliness
FL-40
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
52
Aug 14, 2024
Food-Licensing Inspection
1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
View 2 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handsink in kitchen and at handsink upfront
31B-02-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Whole chicken thawing in standing water in triple sink.
06-01-5
86
Feb 23, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 8-10 flying insects above triple sink and hand wash sink located near rear exit of establishment. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed can opener attached to prep table right of hand wash sink soiled with debris.
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels in employee bathroom third door from right next to customer bathrooms. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator had no written procedures for TPHC. Operator completed and signed TPHC paperwork during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
03F-10-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed mold like substance on interior of ice machine located in storage area. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Dishwasher is not pulling sanitizer from reservoir properly. 0 ppm on test strips. Operator indicated will make maintenance call on dishwasher and use triple sink in the interim. Operator emailed confirmation of schedule maintenance Tuesday, February 27, 2024, through "Whaley Food Service." **Corrective Action Taken**
16-55-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed eye glasses next to serving plates on shelf above flip top cooler across from cookline. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets on reach in cooler beneath flip top located across from cookline is torn. Prep table left of reach in freezer rusted on bottom shelf. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed tongs on oven handle located across from prep station.
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed meal prep utensils in standing water of 118F. Operator removed utensils and placed in triple sink for cleaning. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on reach in cooler beneath flip top across from cookline is soiled. Observed grease suspended from vent hood over cook station. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed rear exit door near triple sink open before and after delivery of food items.
35B-05-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth stored on prep table across from cook station. Employee removed wet cloth. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4
39
Dec 21, 2023
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Feb 16, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken in small container stored over cooked chicken in make line cooler. Employee properly stored. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut cabbage stacked over the fill line 46F at top of stack and 41 f below the fill line. Discussed and employee moved overstacked cabbage to lower cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at rear hand wash sink near three compartment sink. Employee supplied towels **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single service Togo soup bowl used as a scoop for bulk jasmine rice.
14-01-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs stored over oven handle in a manner that does not properly protect the food contact surface. Employee properly stored **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Cold water valve on hand wash sink next to three compartment sink does not turn and is unable to supply cold water.
29-08-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Opened case of single service napkins stored on floor of server room. Employee properly stored **Corrected On-Site**
25-05-4
55
Aug 26, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 3 minor violations.
View 4 violations
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at rear hand wash sink. Employee supplied towels **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single service Togo soup bowl used as scoop in bulk jasmine rice.
14-01-5
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Several small holes in ceiling tiles around kitchen area between kitchen and bar wall
36-32-5
Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Rear hand wash sink cold water does not work. With knob spinning freely
29-08-4
78
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Thai Blossom Bistro last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Thai Blossom Bistro on file is from Feb 11, 2026. The public record contains nine inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Thai Blossom Bistro?
Across the inspection record, “no paper towels” has been cited four times, more than any other issue at Thai Blossom Bistro.
How does Thai Blossom Bistro compare to other restaurants in Jacksonville?
Thai Blossom Bistro most recently scored 41 out of 100, which is lower than the Jacksonville average of 74.
Has Thai Blossom Bistro's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Thai Blossom Bistro have averaged around eight violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a high risk rating mean?
A high risk rating at Thai Blossom Bistro means the most recent inspection flagged either critical violations or a substantial number of smaller ones. Diners may want to read the violation details before deciding to visit.
How often is Thai Blossom Bistro inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Thai Blossom Bistro is inspected around three times per year on average.
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