HIBACHI EXPRESS
41260 US HWY 19 N · TARPON SPRINGS · Pinellas County · FL 34689
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
6 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. 10 ppm after 3 cycles. **Warning**
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Cook left kitchen, dropped of dirty dishes, rinsed hands for 4 seconds then went back into kitchen, took bowl out of reach in cooler, manager asked cook to wash hands properly. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. In walk in cooler – unwashed tomatoes, avocado, mushrooms over cut onions, cut leafy greens. Operator moved dirty produce to bottom **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 3
16-10-4Basic – Abrasives and detergents not removed during the rinse process. There is still soap in the well and inside the machine, chlorine 10 ppm **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On sushi counter, operator Mede sanitizer bucket, 50 ppm, operator put towel in bucket **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Bucket on cook line 10 ppm, corrected to 50 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 5, 2026 11:06 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.