Jaothai Kitchen
Last inspected: Dec 19, 2025
61
Score
Public records show 11 inspections at Jaothai Kitchen stretching back to 2022. The most recent report on file is from Dec 19, 2025. Medium risk typically reflects a handful of issues that inspectors wrote up but didn't deem critical.
Things are looking better lately, with recent visits averaging around seven violations compared to roughly 11 violations earlier on.
“Equipment in poor repair” comes up most often, recorded seven times in the inspection record.
Jaothai Kitchen's latest score of 61 falls below the Melbourne average of 84. The record is unremarkable in either direction.
11
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 19, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 5 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils stored in water at 101f. Corrected to 148f **Corrected On-Site**
10-05-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Server station ice dumped in sink
31A-11-4
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Current
50-09-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket small sushi reach in cooler both **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp being thawed in still water **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. O ppm corrected to 75ppm **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
61
Sep 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 minor violations.
View 2 violations
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket small sushi reach in cooler - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-10: reach in cooler at sushi bar has poor gasket. **Time Extended**
14-11-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters Repeat for filters Gaskets freezer **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2025-09-10: Hood filter soiled. **Time Extended**
23-03-4
90
Jul 9, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 9 minor violations.
View 13 violations
High Priority - Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Chlorine 400+. Corrected to 50ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-15-5
High Priority - Spray hose at mop sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-37-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw shrimp and scallops over unwashed vegetables **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5
Intermediate - Food manager certification expired. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ Kunakorn Petda 5-7-25 expired **Warning**
53A-03-7
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop spices
14-01-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
14-09-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Sushi cook **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
13-03-4
Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting.
24-08-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket small sushi reach in cooler
14-11-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored not inverted **Corrected On-Site**
10-14-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters Repeat for filters Gaskets freezer **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4
37
Jan 8, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
High Priority - Spray hose at mop sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Corrected On-Site**
29-37-4
High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. 400pm chlorine. Corrected to 50 ppm
41-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board. Make table
22-02-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Rice **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters
23-03-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Sushi cook **Corrected On-Site**
13-03-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
16-21-4
50
Aug 9, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs over cooked chicken. 2 door reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 0 ppm. Changed bucket 75ppm **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink in back by mop sink **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop rice **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Make table
14-09-4
Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Educated operator. White refrigerator **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gasket reach in chest cooler **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0 ppm. Added bleach 50 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-38-4
43
Feb 28, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 14 violations
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Bean sprouts 47f. Rice 58f Operator claims only out for 20 minutes just opened decided to keep at temperature. Put in cooler to chill **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Shell eggs over cooked noodles 2 door reach in cooler Raw salmon over ready to eat sauces **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Sink by mop sink **Corrected On-Site**
31B-02-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop rice **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Bathroom located inside establishment not completely enclosed with tight-fitting, self-closing doors. Both mens and women's bathroom
32-04-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
16-21-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Corrected On-Site**
22-20-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Saki **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets reach in chest freezer
14-11-5
37
Sep 18, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 9 minor violations.
View 12 violations
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw steak and raw chicken over ready to eat sauces in cookline unit Raw chicken over soy sauce in reach in cooler - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
08A-05-6
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. On eggs and bean sprouts In kitchen - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
03F-02-5
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw beef (46F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding); raw shrimp (47F - Cold Holding); cooked chicken (47F - Cold Holding); operator stated, stocked cooler this morning at 10am, found items at 11:30am suggest rapid chill with ice Retemped all items Raw beef 40F Raw shrimp 39F Raw chicken 40F Cooked chicken 39F**Corrective Action Taken** **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
03A-02-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. Soy sauce bucket - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
08B-38-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoons in standing water temped at 87F **Corrected On-Site** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
10-07-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hoods accumulated grease Fans accumulated dust in reach in cooler cookline **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
23-03-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Using siracha bottle for white liquid in cookline unit - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
25-32-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on carts not inverted or protected **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
25-06-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing raw chicken at room temperature, educated operation on proper methods **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
06-01-5
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
21-12-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Tested chlorine sanitizer at 00ppm for chlorine, added bleach retested at 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
21-07-4
Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Using cup no handle to scoop flour **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** - From follow-up inspection 2023-09-18: **Time Extended**
14-01-5
41
Sep 6, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 11 violations
Proper Eating, Tasting, Drinking, or Tobacco Use
FL-06
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Certified Food Manager Identification
FL-02
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Hot and Cold Water Available; Adequate Pressure
FL-25
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
27
Apr 12, 2023
Complaint Full
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 11 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Spray hose at mop sink lower than flood rim of sink. **Corrected On-Site**
29-37-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade Corrected on site Individual cutting boards prep room **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Pan in sink in kitchen Employee washed blender in sink out front service area **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Whit and Orlando **Repeat Violation**
53B-13-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets reach in sandwich cooler Gaskets reach in refrigerator door Gaskets several reach in freezers **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5
Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored not inverted **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-14-5
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters Gaskets reach in refrigerator freezer door **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Small to containers **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing Krab sticks in bucket of water. Krab 38f cold holding Educated employee **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 0ppm. Operator corrected to 50 ppm. Employee forgot to put in bleach **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Corrected On-Site**
21-38-4
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Small machine in service area in front **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation**
16-21-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup used to scoop rice **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5
Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Sandwich cooler boards.
14-09-4
33
Mar 13, 2023
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 10 minor violations.
View 12 violations
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade **Corrected On-Site**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Jum Pa, Wit, Sarawut
53B-14-5
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Corrected On-Site**
22-20-5
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Corrected On-Site**
16-21-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Sugar **Corrected On-Site**
14-01-5
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Gaskets sandwich cooler 2 door reach in cooler
14-11-5
Basic - Ice bucket/shovel stored not inverted **Corrected On-Site**
10-14-5
Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. **Corrected On-Site**
10-07-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Filters
23-03-4
Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Rice Sugar
02D-01-5
50
Oct 31, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
View 7 violations
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Shell eggs stored over raw shrimp in reach in cooler **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08A-20-5
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee cracked shell eggs, handled raw chicken, then handled equipment and sauce bottles without changing gloves or handwash. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-09-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Stuff stored in handsink in back area next to mop sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed lettuce stored over made teas, soda cans and washed vegetables **Corrected On-Site**
08B-17-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Toaster oven at sushi bar has build up of debris inside **Corrected On-Site**
22-08-4
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Between table and prep table on cookline
10-17-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Coconut milk stored under prep table. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
55
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Jaothai Kitchen last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at Jaothai Kitchen on file is from Dec 19, 2025. The public record contains 11 inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at Jaothai Kitchen?
Across the inspection record, “equipment in poor repair” has been cited seven times, more than any other issue at Jaothai Kitchen.
How does Jaothai Kitchen compare to other restaurants in Melbourne?
Jaothai Kitchen most recently scored 61 out of 100, which is lower than the Melbourne average of 84.
Has Jaothai Kitchen's inspection record improved over time?
Yes. Recent inspections at Jaothai Kitchen have averaged around seven violations per visit, down from roughly 11 earlier in the record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at Jaothai Kitchen 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 Jaothai Kitchen inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, Jaothai Kitchen is inspected around four times per year on average.
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