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WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE

203 W ALEXANDER ST · PLANT CITY · Hillsborough County · FL 33563

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 13, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3572783
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10733574
DBPR license3917357

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority1 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical7 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#4High Priority09-01-4

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 employee grating radish with no gloves on at sushi station. Manager stopped employee and put gloves on. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority28-26-5

High Priority – Observed wastewater backing up through floor drains. There are three hand sinks at the front sushi bar. The far right hand washing sink at sushi bar and far left bar hand sink floor drains were backing up when water is running. Middle hand sink in sushi bar was not backing up, so employees still have access to wash their hands at the bar. Manager was able to clean and sanitize floor, and block off the two sinks. All other floor drains and sinks are running fine and no other areas are backing up. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteAdmin Complaint
#6High 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. Sushi rice. Manager time marked **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 1

#7Intermediate31B-03-4

Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Far right and middle hand sink at sushi bar. Manager put soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 3

#1Basic21-05-5

Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed towel in container of sushi rice. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed buckets of sauces, stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Cases and pans of portioned frozen salmon stored on floor in walk in freezer. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic06-01-5

Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw shrimp thawing in three compartment sink in standing water **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:46 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 21 · Wiping cloths, linens and laundry facilities
1 observation(s)
Category 28 · Sewage and wastewater disposal
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
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.