KELP SUSHI JOINT
6507 W WATERS AVE · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33634
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
8 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 1
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. Tempora flour employee determined time and marked item. Sushi not time marked. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-12-4Intermediate – No handwash sink for employees. Observed 2 hand washing sinks on cooks line not installed and was labeled on plans as hand washing sinks. Observed multiple working hand washing sink working in establishment there is a working hand washing sink by the kitchen entrance. **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Plans are from 2009 shows a hand washing sink on the cooks line labeled Number 4. Instead observed a reach in cooler in that spot. Across is the dish washing machine number 21 and labeled 5 is not there it's a prep sink currently. Labeled 22 is supposed to be a hand washing sink the sink was removed and added Storage shelf in front. dry pantry was added. Number 32 is labeled a storage supplies room. It has dry goods and bagged rice bags and vinegar stored. **Warning**
Basic 5
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. Imitation crab meat fully cooked in bag. Thawing under running water. Chef removed all krab out of the bag **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil case on floor dry good room **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. By rice cooker at 65F **Warning**
03G-53-1Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food packaged using a reduced oxygen method without a HACCP plan not properly labeled with the production time and date. Cooked mushrooms pulled from freezer stored in walk in cooler not labeled or dated. Held less then 30 days **Warning**
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Unwashed tomatoes over ready to eat foods walk in cooler management removed to proper storage **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 15, 2026 7:23 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 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.