Eat SafelyIn Florida
Violation 05

Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed

Florida classes most of this family as high priority — the tier the state says can directly cause illness. It has been recorded 21,838 times, across 16 separate citation codes.

Times recorded21,838
High priority14
Citation codes16
Restaurants16,362
The citations in this family
CodeWhat it saysSeverityRecorded
05-08-4probe thermometer inoperable.Intermediate9,762
05-09-4no ambient air thermometer in walk in coolerBasic8,128
05-06-4Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degreesIntermediate850
05-05-4ambient thermometer in disrepair at preparation cooler at cook line.Intermediate840
05-10-4Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures.Intermediate772
05-07-4Food thermometer not calibrated according to manufacturer's specifications.Intermediate455
05-13-5Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooked time/temperature control for safety food.Intermediate321
05-03-4Probe thermometer not within the intended measuring range of use.Intermediate292
05-11-4Ambient air thermometer not located in the warmest part of the walk in cooler.Basic237
05-04-4Ambient air thermometer not located in the coolest part of the hot holding unit.Basic80
05-12-5Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of received time/temperature control for safety food.Intermediate32
05-14-5Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures of cooling time/temperature control for safety food.Intermediate31
05-15-4ambient thermometer inside hot box does not reach 135F.Intermediate20
05-01-4Glass stem/sensor thermometer in use with no shatterproof coating.High priority14
05-02-4Color-coded thermometers in use without a numerical scale.Intermediate2
05-22-4Small-diameter probe thermometer not provided to measure the temperature of thin foods.Intermediate2
How it actually reads

The same code, written up by different inspectors in different kitchens. Exactly as filed — spelling, punctuation and all.

No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit.

05-09-4PHO HUONG LAN →Aug 26, 2026

Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Reading 60f in reach in cooler at 42f

05-05-4EL GAUCHO GRILL →Aug 26, 2026

No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Operator unable to provide at time of inspection

05-08-4LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA →Aug 26, 2026

No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed at left RIC across from ovens

05-09-4SANO FOOD →Aug 26, 2026

No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed at RIC across dish machine.

05-09-4SOKAI SUSHI BAR →Aug 26, 2026

No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. 2 stem thermometers, neither working

05-08-4HAAGEN-DAZS →Aug 26, 2026

No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit- sushi cooler and cooler #1 at cook line;

05-09-4RAMA V EXPRESS →Aug 26, 2026

No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Unit at front.

05-09-4STEPHANIE'S CREPES →Aug 26, 2026

No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Small reach in cooler, on cook line no ambient thermometer.

05-09-4MOONSWINERSFP →Aug 26, 2026

No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in three door reach in cooler next to cookline in kitchen.

05-09-4COLLECTIVELY CHARCUTERIE →Aug 26, 2026