MIZU TEPPANYAKI AND SUSHI 3

High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Surface cleaner stored on top of Sake at dry storage area operator. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Several drink cups on prep table throughout. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floors tiles in disrepair in walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation

Basic - Food stored on floor. -Several buckets of soy sauce on floor in front of two compartment sink. -Several buckets of pickled ginger on floor at sushi station. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop in standing water temping 70F. Operator discarded and placed in empty container. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Inoperable make-table cooler used a prep table next to dish machine. Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwashing sink next to triple sink. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. At bar. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Drink cups and bottles on prep table at sushi bar.

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Kitchen exit door. Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. Floors tiles in disrepair in walk-in cooler.

Basic - Food stored on floor. -Several buckets of soy sauce on floor in front of two compartment sink. -Several buckets of pickled ginger on floor at sushi station. Repeat Violation

Basic - Unnecessary items/unused equipment on the premises. Inoperable make-table cooler used a prep table next to dish machine.

Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Walls soiled with dust at bar. Cleaned during inspection. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several cloths on counters throughout facility. Repeat Violation

Basic - Worn, torn and/or soiled floors/carpeting. Floors soiled with food debris behind cookers on cooks line.

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee touched item at sushi bar with bare hand. Operator made him discard Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler raw chicken over raw pork Operator switched Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Glass cleaner in kitchen Operator labeled Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In tub of rice in bottom of make table Operator removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In walk in cooler over heads of lettuce Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee preparing food in customer section of dining area. Employee portioning to go sauces in dining room

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of sauce in walk in cooler and several buckets in freezer

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In garlic Operator removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Several in sushi area Operator put in sanitizer bucket Corrected On-Site

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. 200+++ Operator remade recheck 100ppm Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. In sushi bar Operator removed Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bucket of sugar in storage room

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-17: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Chlorine 200 PPM , sanitizer bucket at Sushi bar. 100PPM Corrected On-Site - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-17: No bucket set up. Time Extended

Basic - - From initial 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. Tuna thawed , in Sushi Bar and Thawed White Fish in cookline make table . Operator instructed to discard. Corrective Action Taken - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-17: 3- Tuna thawed within packaging at Sushi bar , low boy unit. Operator discarded, Time Extended Corrective Action Taken

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. - From follow-up inspection 2024-12-17: Time Extended

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Above prep table.

High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Employee handled cooked won tons with bare hands. Operator discarded. Cutting vegetables

High Priority - Employee used the bathroom and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands upon returning to employee area. Sushi chef returned from restroom and ran water on his hands for about 2 seconds. Requested to properly wash hands.

High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Sifter not sanitized after washing.

High Priority - Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Fly strips over prep table, Repeat Violation

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and eggs over big cans of sauce. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Black hose hanging in prep sink attached to mop sink faucet.

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Wontons held with bare hands

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Rice 57 in top of cooler from overnight.

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice 57 cold holding from yesterday above chill line.

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee was asked by operator to wash hands, he proceeded to wash in prep sink.

Intermediate - Establishment advertised a specific fish on the menu/menu board but served another type of fish. Establishment advertising white tuna but offering escolar. Suggest adjusting menu to either white fish or naming it escolar.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Handheld peeler stored dirty. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by bowl of cut vegetables. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.

Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Some employees lacking because no food handler training certificates.

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Provided copy and filled out. Must be made available at all inspections. Filled out with Inspector. Corrected On-Site

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. Only able to view 3 employees cards, approximately 10 employees working during inspection.

Intermediate - When operator asked to identify product used for specific item advertised on menu/menu board, operator indicated an imitation product or different product was used. Snow krab labeled as snow...

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In rice. . Can opener. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Towel in cooked rice. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. 2 male employees drinking on cookline. From can and cup.

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Hibachi chef prepping rice. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floors not constructed to be easily cleanable. Broken tiles in walk in cooler

Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets and boxes in walk in cooler

Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Drill used to mix batters and sauces.

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Repeat Violation

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Sign illegible at hand wash sink at entry to kitchen.

Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Cookline rolltop shelves rusting causing coating to flake.

Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Sriracha bottle for soy sauce.

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Repeat Violation

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. All bulk containers in dry storage - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-21: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-16: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Open dumpster lid. - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-21: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-16: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. In dining room - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-21: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-16: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. In sushi bar - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-21: Time Extended - From follow-up inspection 2024-01-16: Time Extended

High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2small flying insects in kitchen equipment in kitchen operator clean and sanitized touched area Repeat Violation

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon carcasses over prepared garlic Operator moved salmon Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cleaning supplies blocking far kitchen hand sink Repeat Violation

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Washing dishes by evidence of multiple items used to wash cups Operator removed items Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Multiple fly's caught in fly trap above food prep area

Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Inside storage area of kitchen Repeat Violation

Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. On cook line Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee skim milk above ready to butter and over items

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee ear pods on clean prep table Operator removed Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Behind equipment on cook line

Basic - Food stored on floor. Fryer oil on floor in front of handsink Multiple items in freezer Operator picked up Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Ice handle in ice touching ice Operator removed scoop Corrected On-Site

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-08: Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Blocked by fryer oil Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-08: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cook line cutting board Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-03-08: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed numerous raw meats in to go bags in walk in cooler and walk in freezer. Coached manager on what kind of food grade bags are acceptable. Ziplock etc - From follow-up inspection 2022-04-21: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw beef over raw seafood products in walk in freezer - From follow-up inspection 2022-04-21: Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener. Manager removed for cleaning Corrective Action Taken - From follow-up inspection 2022-04-21: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Repeat Violation - From follow-up inspection 2022-04-21: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Light not functioning. Center light in kitchen - From follow-up inspection 2022-04-21: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands.- dish washer Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests.- approximately 10 ants on shelf in storage area Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged.- walk-in freezer, shrimp over crab rations Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.- raw chicken over tempera batter in cook line cooler Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Intermediate - - From initial inspection : Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times.- jugs of oil, manager moved Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface.manager corrected Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.- manager moved Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public.- cooler in front sushi area Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.- in storage area , manager had cleaned Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor.- jug of oil, manager moved Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Light not functioning.- multiple in kitchen Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.- walk-in cooler gasket, cleaned during inspection Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles.- put prepped broccoli back in cardboard box, removed, washed and put in correct container Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Silverware/utensils stored upright with the food-contact surface up.- spoon soups Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Stored food not covered.- items in walk-in cooler Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner.- at room temperature, moved to cooler. Still frozen Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Manager setup sanity bucket and put towels in. Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength.- bucket in dining area 0 ppm, corrected to 200 ppm Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.- salt container Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2021-11-22: Time Extended