Mala Noodle and Japanese Restaurant
Last inspected: Dec 16, 2025
67
Score
Mala Noodle And Japanese Restaurant, located at 1385 St Johns Pkwy Ste 100 & 101 in St. Johns, FL, had a moderate risk inspection on December 16, 2025. This inspection identified two major and four minor violations. Previous inspections for this Japanese/sushi establishment have also been categorized as high-risk.
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Inspections
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 16, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
67
Apr 14, 2025
Routine - Food
6 critical violations. 4 major violations. 3 minor violations.
23
Dec 10, 2024
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
41
Jun 24, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Aug 22, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
67
Violations — Dec 16, 2025 Inspection
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. Package of raw tuna still partially frozen still inside package, operator opened up package during inspection . **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee coats and soccer balls stored with boxes of wine on rack by back door to kitchen.
40-06-5
Basic - Food stored on floor. Cooking oil at wait station in kitchen. Buckets of flour and soy sauce in storage area by back door to kitchen. Bag of carrots in walk in cooler. Bus tubs of various raw and ready to eat items in walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen raw shrimp thawing out at room temperature in triple sink, cold water turned on over shrimp. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station at end of cook line closest to bathrooms.
31B-02-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At hand wash station by triple sink. **Repeat Violation**
31B-03-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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