YABI SUSHI

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. - Chlorine 0ppm. Manager changed chemical bucket. Final reading 100ppm Corrected On-Site

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 cutting rte cucumbers at sushi bar. Manager discarded cucumber. Employee washed hands and put gloves on. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. - white paper towel in contact with krab mixture

Basic - Accumulation of debris on dish trays

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. - reach in freezer door handles

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. - acoustical ceiling tiles in kitchen

Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. - spatulas and ladles at back room Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. - cellphone on shelf at cookline Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. - sushi bar employee wearing watch Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. - sushi bar employee Corrected On-Site

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. - broken floor tiles at kitchen

Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. - metal floor at walk in cooler damaged and exposing subfloor

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - area between sushi display coolers - shelves at dry storage - walk in cooler shelves

High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. - sushi bar employee using personal phone, then put on gloves, no hand wash

High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. - white single use paper towel used to wrap fish Corrected On-Site

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. - Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine >400ppm). Manager diluted. Final reading 100ppm Corrected On-Site

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

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. - ice bin at front counter

Basic - Accumulation of debris on dish trays.

Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. - soiled cardboard lining shelves below sushi bar

Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. - acoustical ceiling tiles in kitchen

Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. - AC vent in prep area

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. - at front counter

Basic - Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair. - at cookline

Basic - Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. - walk in cooler fan covers dusty

Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. - back door Repeat Violation

Basic - Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.