SAITO'S STEAK HOUSE
10240 FOREST HILL BLVD · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee wiped nose with hand and without washing hands employee handled clean and sanitized utensils, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Hibachi chef handled cash and without washing hands employee handled the tops or multiple squirt bottles on crash cart, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee washed hands with only water after employee handled bowls of prepared salads, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found In kitchen approximately 3 live flying insects landing on make line shelves ,discussed with operator who killed flys and cleaned and sanitized areas. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer non commercially packaged raw squid stored above peppers, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw beef stored directly above bean sprouts and butter, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen soap stored on table next to clean and sanitize knives, discussed with operator who corrected storage of products. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 4
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Employee washed hands in wok using water faucet for wok, discussed with operator who educated employee, employee washed hands in hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. In kitchen on shelf large bins of cooked rice (121F – Cooling) at 3:30 since 2:00 to 112F at 3:45, at this current rate of cooling product will not reach 70F within 2 hours, discussed with operator who moved product to freezer to rapid chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with fly swatter, discussed with operator who cleaned and sanitized cutting board. **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. Establishment using time as a public health control properly time marked with no written procedures, provided operator written procedures via email, operator printed and filled before end of inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 6
35A-06-4Basic – Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Above flip top cooler sticky tape strips have approximately 30 dead flying insects, discussed with operator who removed tape strips. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. In front of walk in cooler In kitchen large puddle of standing water, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize floor. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No hand washing sign provided at hand washing sink near back door, discussed with operator and provided operator with email copy of hand washing sign. **Warning**
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Walk in cooler shelves heavily soiled accumulation of soil residues, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize shelves. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Inside employee bathroom bundles of single service napkins stored on shelf, discussed with operator who removed napkins from bathroom. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. At bar area backsplash wall heavily soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize wall. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:34 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.