BENJARONG THAI CUISINE
140 E MIRACLE STRIP PKWY, Mary Esther FL 32569 · 850-362-0290
Last inspected May 29, 2026 · 6 visits since November 2023
5 inspections within 7 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2023.
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Inspection history
6 visits, newest first
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Abundance of unused equipment stored at back of restaurant.
Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Unused equipment stored behind restaurant.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Upon inspection observed multiple outside reach in freezers with ice buildup.
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Upon inspection observed multiple unused equipment stored in the back of restaurant.
Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Upon inspection observed floor in preparation are not sealed.
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Upon inspection observed salad spinner resting in hand washing basin. Operator removed salad spinner during inspection.
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.
Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Upon inspection observed pressure washer next to clean stacked pans on clean equipment rack in back of kitchen.
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Upon inspection observed an abundance of unused equipment stored out back of establishment.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin: Interior top of the ice machine in the back storage room is dirty.
Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed: Establishment has licenses from 2021, 2022, and 2023 displayed but not the current one.
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises: Old equipment stored out back in screened in area.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired June 1, 2023.
Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. 3 tanks unsecured by kitchen door.
Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Observed personal items, tools, and unused appliances stored behind building and in screened in area.
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.