KOI SUSHI LOUNGE & HIBACHI
1841 CORDOVA RD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33316
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee take boxes out to discard and returned to kitchen and handled clean dishes without washing hands. Educated employee on proper hand washing procedures. Employee washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. 1. Observed one live, small flying insect landing on display case at sushi bar. 2. Observed one live, small flying insect landing on sushi rolling mat, at sushi bar. 3.Observed one live, small flying insect not landing in dining room. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Créme brûlée (51F – Cold Holding) inside Atosta cooler at server station. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed Créme brûlée (51F – Cold Holding) inside Atosta cooler at server station. Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today; food stored in cooler overnight. Stop sale. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at handwashing sink in kitchen, at dish pit. Operator provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Observed no time as a public health control procedures for establishment. Emailed time as public health control procedures to operator. **Warning**
05-06-4Intermediate – Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed thermometer in kitchen staying at 37 F during calibration, not reaching correct temperature. **Warning**
Basic 5
14-45-4Basic – Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed cardboard lining top of low boy cooler and shelf above low boy cooler, located across the dish machine in kitchen. **Warning**
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Observed ceiling tiles in dish machine area soiled with accumulation of dust. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. 1. Observed bucket of sushi ginger stored floor in walk in freezer. Employee removed from floor. 2. Observed chicken stored in container on floor of walk in cooler. Employee removed from floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up on walk in freezer door in kitchen. **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed accumulation of dust on kitchen wall above walk in cooler door. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:29 PM.
Violation category totals
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.