KOUME JAPANESE RESTAURANT
11905 W SUNRISE BLVD · PLANTATION · Broward County · FL 33323
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
7 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
09-01-4High 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 PIC touching ready to eat salad using bare hand.PIC educated about the proper procedure to be used to handle ready to eat food.
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed in low boy cooler and sushi station, none food grade paper used to line salmon.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed in reach in freezer, raw octapus stored next to cooked pork. Employee removed and stored appropriately. **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in walk-in cooler crab (55F – Cold holding). Per operator, item was thawed at room temperature at approximately 11:00. Item has been out of temperature for approximately 2 hours. Item placed in freezer to rapid cool. Second temperature second temperature 49F at 1:54) . **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 2
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Observed baby octopus (51F @ 1:12 – Cold Holding since 10:30, second temperature 53F at 2:00); krab salad (48F at 1:15 – Cooling since 10:30, second temperature 49F at 2:00); sea food mix (53F @ 1:12 – Cold Holding since 10:30, second temperature 54F at 2:00). Items are being cooled in walk-in cooler which is at an ambient temperature of 50F. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
53B-05-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Basic 1
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at rice cooker station, in use utensil held at 125F.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 15, 2026 12:25 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.