SUSHI MASA
4731 BAYOU BLVD · PENSACOLA · Escambia County · FL 32503
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
25 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 11
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed operator enter kitchen and put on gloves to work with food without washing hands. Instructed operator to remove gloves and wash hands before putting on new gloves.
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed operator step off cook line, wash hands without soap, and then put on new gloves. Instructed operator to remove gloves and rewash hands with soap.
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw tuna over unwashed broccoli in walk-in cooler.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Unpackaged raw steak over packaged precooked pork dumplings. Raw chicken over cooked mixed vegetables. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-03-5High Priority – Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Raw shell eggs in walk-in cooler at 57f ambient air. Eggs have been in walk-in cooler since yesterday. See stop sale. **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Salmon in walk-in cooler baring label "Keep frozen" not removed from reduced oxygen packaging before thawing.
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Held in walk-in cooler overnight: raw chicken 56f, beef 56f, tuna 53f, raw shell eggs 57f ambient air.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Squid at 63f sitting on floor behind trash can near prep sink out of temperature control for less than 4 hours. Operator moved squid to walk-in cooler to cool down. Steak in reach-in cooler sitting on top of other items at 60f for 1 hour. In walk-in cooler overnight: raw chicken 56f, beef 56f, tuna 53f. See stop sale. **Warning**
03F-02-5High 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. No time mark for sushi rice Per operator, rice was made 3 hour prior. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Eel at 107f for 15 minutes.
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. No automatic vacuum breakers on splitter attachment at mop sink.
Intermediate 5
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Krab salad 56f ambient cooling 3 hours, whitefish 53f Ambient Cooling 3 hours , cooked noodles 53f Cook Cooling 4 hours , mussels 53f Ambient Cooling 1 hour, cooked vegetables 56f Cook Cooling 4 hours, all items in walk-in cooler that is 56f ambient air. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Operator used hand wash sink in kitchen to fill pan with water for steam well. Manager instructed operator to stop and fill pan at prep sink. **Corrected On-Site**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Operator does not have test strips to test sanitizer for dishmachine. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Operator has no probe thermometer. Provided operator with probe thermometer. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls used as scoops for various dry items in kitchen, and sauces in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Walk-in cooler reading 56f as coldest temperature in unit during inspection.
06-09-1Basic – 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. Salmon in walk-in cooler baring label "Keep frozen" not removed from reduced oxygen packaging before thawing. See stop sale.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone, drink, and vape stored on top of dishmachine. Operator removed items during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-36-4Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Squid sitting on floor behind trash can near prep sink. Operator moved squid to walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Squid sitting on floor behind trash can near prep sink. Operator moved squid to walk-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometer in walk-in cooler. Operator placed new ambient air thermometer in wall-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall by dishmachine soiled with mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
29-03-4Basic – Water draining onto floor surface. Dishmachine water draining onto floor before reaching drain. Operator fixed piping to drain into drain. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 10, 2026 12:28 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 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.