SUSHI SAKE UM
1232 S DIXIE HWY · CORAL GABLES · Dade County · FL 33146
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
16 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 employee begin to plate cooked hibachi vegetables onto plate and use bare hands to place onto plate. Coached employee on proper glove and bare hand procedures. Chef discarded plate and began to prepare new batch with washed gloved hands. **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Observed at cook line low boy cooler drawers raw chicken stored over raw cut beef. Observed at walk in cooler raw beef stored over raw salmon on cooling rack. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at cook line table a container of garlic butter (55F – Cold Holding) as per chef for 1 hour. Chef placed into cooler to rapid cool. Observed at beverage reach in cooler, tofu (48F – Cold Holding) as per operator less than 4 hours from walk in cooler. **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. See stop sale. Observed for sushi rice at front prep area, as per chef for less than 2 hours placed at 11am. Chef placed time mark onto rice. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed at both hand sinks in establishment kitchen and prep area both blocked by equipment. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed at front line hand sinks used as dump sink, observed chef use sink to rinse skillet. **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Observed form not available for Alva and Edelvis hired less than 60 days. **Warning**
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed in containers of rice and flour at storage area. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employees EarPods stored on prep table at front sushi line. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed for chef at cook line. Chef placed hat. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed at flip top cooler in container of mixed onions and carrots container. Observed in containers of rice in storage area. **Warning**
10-02-4Basic – In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Observed chef place tongs onto cook line prep counter on top of wiping cloth. **Warning**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Observed in tray of sushi rice. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Observed at front counter hand sinks. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed at cook line reach in cooler cut watermelon wedge stored uncovered. **Warning**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 21, 2026 8:20 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 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.