SAITO'S STEAK HOUSE
10240 FOREST HILL BLVD · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
22-41-4High 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm). Operator unable to provide chlorine of 100ppm at dishwasher. **Warning**
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee touching hat on head then began handling clean pans of food at cook line to store in walk in cooler; no hand wash. Advised employee to wash hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed dishwasher wash various pans with soap, rinse with water but did not sanitize; sanitizer sink was not setup. Manager set up sanitizer sink and placed pans to be cleaned and sanitized. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 1
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Sitting in covered container on rolling table: cooked rice (132F at 3:23pm; 128F at 3:53pm- Cooling) As per operator, cooling since 30 mins. At current rate of cooling rice will not cool from 135F to 70F in a total of 2 hours. Advised operator to quick chill. **Warning**
Basic 2
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Buckets of foods including cooked broccoli stored on floor. Operator removed. **Warning**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. At walk in cooler: unwashed ginger stored above containers of cooked rice. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 14, 2026 1:53 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.