WASABI SUSHI

High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Observed license expired 6/1/2025 Admin Complaint

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing station block by grapes. Person in charge moved grapes Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed personal food stored above and with food served to public. Person in charge started to move personal food to one shelf. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn

Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed large gaps at top and bottom on back screen doors

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed reach in cooler gaskets soiled with black/green mold like substance.

Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Observed condenser drain pipe draining into 5 gallon bucket in walk-in freezer.

Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Observed screen torn on back screen door.

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed over the counter medication, first aid supplies, and over the counter supplements stored above establishment food in dry storage. Discussed with person in charge.

High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Observed kitchen employee wash hands when inspector entered kitchen and then dried hands on wet cloth. Discussed with person in charge and employee. Employee re washed hands and dried with paper towels Corrective Action Taken

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed sushi cutting board stain with black streaks.

Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for employee hired more than 60 days ago. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Observed one kitchen employee hired over 60 days per person in charge missing proof of training.

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed personal food in walk-in cooler mixed together with establishment food. Discussed with person in charge.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets torn on walk-in freezer, walk-in cooler , kitchen reach in cooler, operator has attempted to repair gaskets with screws. Gaskets no longer seal doors when closed.

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed build up of ice inside walk-in freezer.

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. Observed operator stacking sushi in reach in cooler without gloves or utensils. Discussed bare hand contact or AOPs with operator. Operator washed hands and placed gloves on. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Observed invoice from Great Wall Seafood VA, LLC does not have parasite destruction information for Escolar. Establishment does not have other parasite destruction from this distributor. Instructed operator to acquire parasite destruction before serving sushi with Escolar. Operator was not willing to call distributor during inspection after being requested multiple times.

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed yellow cutting board at sushi bar stained with black streaks.

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler door torn. Repeat Violation

High Priority - Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. Observed raw ready to eat sushi tuna thawing in bucket with a slap of beef. Person in charge removed tuna from bucket. Both tuna and beef were still frozen solid with no visible contamination. Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw tuna and raw lobster above unwashed broccoli and cucumbers. Person in charge moved tuna. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed butter (72F - Cold Holding) left out over night per person in charge. Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed one 6lb can of pineapple chunks with dent on top seam

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed butter on cook line at butter (72F - Cold Holding). Left out over night per person in charge. See stop sale.

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing station blocked on Cook line by metal bowls. Discussed with person in charge.

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Person in charge could only find first page of written procedures. Provided new blank form to person in charge. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler torn.

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed two cases of cooking oil on floor near triple sink. Discussed with person in charge.

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets in walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler heavily soiled with black/green mold like substance.

Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed plastic durable containers being used with old seaweed labels still stuck on. Discussed with person in charge

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed fish thawing in bowl on prep table. Discussed with person in charge. Person in charge placed under running water. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided written procedures and discussed with person in charge. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed interior walls of ice machine soiled with black/green mold like substance.

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink stored inside flip-top cooler. Person in charge removed employee drink. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Screen in door torn/in poor repair. Observed torn screen in back door. Discussed with person in charge.

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloth on prep table. Person in charge removed wet cloth. Corrected On-Site

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. Raw chicken over top raw beef in walk-in freezer. Not all in manufacture packaging. Discussed with person in charge.

Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided paper written procedures and discussed with person in charge. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Several dishes in walk-in cooler prepared within two days per person in charge not date marked. Discussed with operator.

Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating on cook line. Person in charge discussed with employee. Employee removed food from cook line. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer soiled with black/green mold like substance.

Basic - Stored food not covered. Cut lettuce in walk-in cooler not covered. Person in charge added plastic wrap. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw meats stored with ice cream in walk-in freezer. In walk-in cooler 5 gallon bucket with large beef roast and salmon fillet. Blood observed inside of bucket. Instructed person in charge to not serve salmon as sushi. Salmon must be fully cooked to be served. 5 gallon bucket was stored above cut vegetables. Person in charge moved vegetables above raw meats.

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Drink pitcher full of water sitting in hand washing station near ware washing area.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic container used in flip-top cooler to scoop vegetables. Plastic container used in flour by walk-in cooler. Discussed with person in charge. Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Personal food in flip-top cooler and walk-in cooler not segregated from establishments food used for public consumption. Discussed with person in charge about starting personal food separate from establishment food. Person in charge removed food from flip-top cooler. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris and grease. Discussed with person in charge possible rick of contamination.

Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Walk-in cooler fans soiled with black/green/white mold like substances. Discussed with person in charge risk of food contamination.

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used to scoop sugar. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Spoon in water 85°.

Basic - Stored food not covered. Fish in walk in freezer not covered.

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Salmon thawing at room temperature

Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Person in charge moved bucket. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Rice not labeled. Repeat Violation