St. Augustine Shores, St. Johns County

UMAI JAPANESE

880 SANTA MARIA BLVD STE 2, St. Augustine Shores, FL 32086

FoodSeating
Latest violations
20
5 High Priority
Jun 7, 2022
City
St. Augustine Shores
County
St. Johns
Status
Ownership Changed
Inspections
4

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Jun 7, 2022

Complaint Full

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 5Intermediate: 4Basic: 11Total: 20

12A-13-4

Detail 21128116

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. Cook handled raw shrimp and then clean plate without washing hands. Manager consulted cook on proper hand washing procedures.

12A-12-4

Detail 21128119

High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee on cookline grabbed raw shrimp and then cut cabbage without washing hands or using gloves. Observed same employee wiping hands on wet towel, and use same hands to handle clean dishes for serving with no hand washing. Manager consulted cook on proper hand washing habits.

08A-02-6

Detail 21128109

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Portioned steak stored over open container of ice cream in chest freezer next to walk in cooler. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

08A-04-5

Detail 21128112

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Sheet pan of raw steak in walk in cooler on top of unwashed oranges. Manager moved steak to bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site

01B-14-4

Detail 21128122

High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. One broken shell egg in walk in cooler with intact eggs.

09-17-4

Detail 21128113

Intermediate - Employee using bare hand contact with nonready-to-eat food (such as raw animal food or flour) unnecessarily without the use of gloves, deli paper, scoops, tongs or other utensils. Employees using bare hands to put raw animal products on grill. Inspector encouraged the use of tongs or other utensils to handle raw animal products. Corrective Action Taken

22-02-4

Detail 21128108

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Bag of unwashed, whole onions on top of prep table in kitchen on cook line and on cutting board with washed and prepped vegetables and knives. Repeat Violation

31A-11-4

Detail 21128105

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink next to walk in cooler had plastic pan in drain. Manager removed the pan. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

16-59-1

Detail 21128110

Intermediate - Warewashing machine not automatically dispensing the detergent and/or the sanitizer. Siphon hose was not in sanitizer solution, and unable to dispense chlorine. Manager corrected problem, and chlorine tested at 75ppm.

14-01-5

Detail 21128115

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Metal bowl used to scoop ready to eat vegetables onto grill and/or plates for service.

08B-37-4

Detail 21128104

Basic - Food stored in a prohibited area. Shredded carrots stored uncovered on sheet pan underneath employee jackets and backpacks in dry storage hallway. Manager moved carrots to walk in cooler. Corrected On-Site

14-69-4

Detail 21128111

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Heavy ice buildup on shelves and ceiling of walk in freezer.

10-08-5

Detail 21128107

Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice bin next to iced tea urn in kitchen. Manager remove the scoop. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

23-03-4

Detail 21128106

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Drip pan of soda dispensing machine has has accumulation of debris and slime. Curtains separating kitchen from sushi bar and dining area have heavy has accumulation of debris, food, and grease. Manager removed the curtains for laundry. Shelf underneath prep table in kitchen has has accumulation of debris, food, and grease. Corrective Action Taken Repeat Violation

16-48-4

Detail 21128114

Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Several clean plates throughout kitchen and sushi bar have grease and food debris.

22-16-4

Detail 21128120

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler behind bar in dining room has has accumulation of debris, food, and slime. Repeat Violation

16-05-4

Detail 21128117

Basic - Wash/Rinse/Sanitizing solution not maintained clean. Has accumulation of debris, food, and slime around chemical well of dishwasher and on dispensing hoses.

29-11-4

Detail 21128121

Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Mop sink in dry storage area has leaky hose, and has accumulation of mold like debris, food, bad odor and grease.

21-12-4

Detail 21128118

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Many wet towels throughout kitchen on food prep surfaces and sushi bar not properly stored in sanitizer buckets between uses.

21-09-4

Detail 21128103

Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. Many wet towels throughout kitchen and sushi bar not properly stored in sanitizer buckets.

May 17, 2022

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 2Basic: 10Total: 14

14-31-5

Detail 21092697

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Several plastic grocery bags containing food in walk in freezer. Owner removed contents of disposable bags. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

08A-02-6

Detail 21092707

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Scallops stored on shelf above washed produce in walk in cooler. Manager moved the scallops to lower shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

22-02-4

Detail 21092702

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soda gun behind bar have has accumulation of debris, and pink mild like substance.

31A-11-4

Detail 21092700

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Scouring pad in hand washing sink next to walk in cooler. Repeat Violation

22-20-5

Detail 21092704

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Black substance buildup observed on lid and sides of ice bin behind bar, and in kitchen.

23-24-4

Detail 21092706

Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Both reach in cooler units on cookline.

36-73-4

Detail 21092701

Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind ice bins and under sinks bar in dining room.

08B-38-4

Detail 21092698

Basic - Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce on floor in kitchen. Manager moved to shelf. Packages of product on floor in walk in cooler. Manager moved to shelf. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

10-08-5

Detail 21092705

Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice bin behind bar in dining area. Scoop was moved to a pan. Corrected On-Site

10-12-5

Detail 21092708

Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop hanging on outer hook of machine in kitchen has has accumulation of debris, food, and grease. Owner moved scoop to ware washing area. Corrective Action Taken

10-20-4

Detail 21092699

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven door in kitchen. Owner removed Tongs to hot water bath. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

10-07-4

Detail 21092695

Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Whisk stored in water at 78F. Owner person in charge moved to hot water bath on cook top. Corrected On-Site

23-03-4

Detail 21092696

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Curtains leading from sushi bar to kitchen, and from kitchen to dining area have accumulation of debris, food, and grease. Soda gun well behind bar has has accumulation of debris. Repeat Violation

22-16-4

Detail 21092703

Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Gaskets and surfaces of reach in cooler units on cookline.

Feb 1, 2022

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Jan 31, 2022

Routine - Food

Administrative complaint recommended

High Priority: 4Intermediate: 5Basic: 12Total: 21

09-01-4

Detail 20825612

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 cook plating food with bare hands.

08B-56-4

Detail 20825608

High Priority - Food stored in ice used for drinks. See stop sale. Ice in waitress station had tub of butter stored on top. Package of garnish for drinks kept in ice behind bar in dining room. Manager removed items, and changed the ice. Corrected On-Site

14-31-5

Detail 20825599

High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Wontons stored in grocery bags in chest freezer. Corrected On-Site

08A-05-6

Detail 20825613

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Soft shell crab, not commercially packaged, and open package of shrimp stored over open container of ice cream in chest freezer by walk in cooler. Open bag of spring rolls stored in direct contact with raw steak in chest freezer. Raw chicken and steak stored over ready to eat cut vegetables and sauces in top of make station of cook line. Repeat Violation Admin Complaint

52-04-5

Detail 20825606

Intermediate - Establishment advertised a specific fish on the menu/menu board but served another type of fish. Escolar being used in sushi bar is described as "white tuna" in "Nigri or Sashimi" section of menu, the "Jalapeño Yummy" and "Magic Stone" rolls under the "Chef's Special Maki" section of all menus, takeout and dine in. Manager began changing all menus. Admin Complaint

22-02-4

Detail 20825605

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener mounted to prep table has accumulation of debris, food, and grease observed.

31A-11-4

Detail 20825614

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. In kitchen by walk in cooler, stainless steel scrubber in sink along with salad debris.

14-16-4

Detail 20825600

Intermediate - Multiuse food-contact surface not smooth, free of breaks/cracks/chips/pits/crevices. Observed one chipped plate on clean dish rack.

31B-02-4

Detail 20825601

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Behind sushi bar, one of the two hand washing sinks had no towels. Manager provided towels. Corrected On-Site

25-24-5

Detail 20825609

Basic - Aluminum foil/plastic wrap/parchment paper/deli tissues not handled in a sanitary manner. Observed cook picking paper dolly up from the floor and placing it on a plate intended for food service. Inspector intervened and stopped the cook before the food could be plated. Corrective Action Taken

12B-07-4

Detail 20825616

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Behind bar In dining area. Above make table on cookline. On prep table by walk in cooler. Manager removed all items. Corrected On-Site

08B-38-4

Detail 20825611

Basic - Food stored on floor. Open bag of flour on floor of dry storage hallway. Open buckets of sauce on floor of walk in cooler. Manager moved all items to correct locations. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

14-69-4

Detail 20825596

Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Accumulation of ice on floor and ceiling of walk in freezer.

10-20-4

Detail 20825615

Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven door on cook line, and at wok station several tongs hanging on equipment.

21-04-4

Detail 20825598

Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Dirty solution in sanitizer bucket under three compartment sink. Towel in use under cutting board on prep table next to cook line while cutting raw steak, and while cutting mushrooms on top of chest freezer.

33-10-4

Detail 20825604

Basic - Inside/outside of dumpster not clean. Miscellaneous trash around dumpster on the ground.

23-03-4

Detail 20825607

Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Accumulation of debris, food, and grease observed on shelf of prep table on cook line, and sides of reach in coolers.

08B-39-4

Detail 20825597

Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed employee cutting unwashed mushrooms in prep area of kitchen.

32-23-4

Detail 20825610

Basic - Toilet/urinal not flushing/functioning properly. Urinal not flushing. Manager adjusted water so it would flush. Corrected On-Site

42-01-4

Detail 20825603

Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Mop in mop bucket near mop sink. Manager stored mop correctly. Corrected On-Site

02D-01-5

Detail 20825602

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Flour in soy sauce bucket not labeled. Manager labeled the bucket. Hot sauce powder on cook line not labeled. Manager labeled the container. Corrected On-Site