Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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SUSHI YAMI

6177 JOG RD · LAKE WORTH · Palm Beach County · FL 33467

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 27, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3567570
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10713111
DBPR license6012682

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
10 High Priority4 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical16 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

16 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 10

#3High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped hands on visibly soiled apron and without washing hands employee handled clean and sanitized utensils to cook chicken. Discussed with operator employee hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#4High Priority12A-29-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee handled visibly soiled cloth to wipe down counters tops and without washing hands employee handled clean and sanitized utensils used to dispense sauces. Discussed with operator employee washed hands **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#5High Priority22-45-4

High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employee used visibly soiled cloth to wipe counter tops down and with same cloth wiped food debris from knives discussed with operator to wash and sanitize utensils before using. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In reach in cooler plastic Walmart bag used to store wontons. Discussed with operator we removed wontons from bag. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#7High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer non commercial plastic wrapped raw beef and raw chicken stored in same container. Discussed operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#8High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw beef and raw chicken stored over pre made salads discussed storage with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#9High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. In reach in cooler Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Discussed with operator see stop sale **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#10High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. In flip top cooler bowl of sliced tomatoes (52F – Cooling) at 12:35 per operator product prepared yesterday and held cooler over night. At this rate of cooling product never reached 41F within 4 hours see stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#11High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. In kitchen sushi rice identified on time is a public health control written procedures not time marked. Per operator sushi rice was prepared 15 minutes ago and added time mark. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#12High Priority03D-06-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. In flip top cooler bowl of sliced tomatoes (52F – Cooling) at 12:35 per operator product prepared yesterday and held cooler over night. At this rate of cooling product never reached 41F within 4 hours see stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale

Intermediate 4

#13Intermediate11-03-5

Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of employee health policy and health requirements. Discussed employee health reporting policies with operator and emailed employee health reporting agreement handout **Warning**

Warning
#14Intermediate11-07-5

Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Discussed big 6 with operator and emailed poster. **Warning**

Warning
#15Intermediate53A-10-4

Intermediate – Certified food manager unable to answer basic Food Code questions pertaining to safe operation of establishment. Operator unable to answer basic code questions such as big 6 food born illnesses, employee health reporting requirements. Discussed and educated operator. **Warning**

Warning
#16Intermediate11-27-4

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. Discussed with operator and emailed poster **Warning**

Warning

Basic 2

#1Basic06-09-1

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. In reach in cooler Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Discussed with operator see stop sale **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#2Basic12B-02-4

Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee at cook line drinking tea from open cup with no lid discussed with operator. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 1:57 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
3 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.