TAKATO
551 N FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH BLVD · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33304
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-27-4High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled clean utensils and carton of liquid eggs without washing hands. Reviewed proper hand washing and employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-10-15: Proper hand washing. **Time Extended**
08A-05-6High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Sushi bar – high low unit in back, raw fish stored over ready to eat cooked rice. Sushi station – raw fish stored over ready to eat cut tomato. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-10-15: Sushi bar – high low unit in back – proper storage. Sushi station – raw fish stored over ready to eat prepared vegetables. Operator stored all items properly. **Time Extended** **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – – From initial inspection : High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline – left open top – smoked salmon (53-56F); smoked salmon (46-50F); cooked mackerel (58-60F). Per operator, items placed in unit approximately 2 hours ago. Operator moved items to freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-10-15: Cookline – left open top – upper section – ice bath – cut cabbage 36-39F, kimchi 36-39F, cooked onions 36-38F, drawers – kimchi 48-50F, cut tomato 48-50F. Per operator items placed in unit approximately 2 hours ago. No items prepped or portioned today. Operator placed items in ice bath to quick chill. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 1
03G-50-1Intermediate – – From initial inspection : Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment vacuum packing raw fish. Reviewed proper procedures to submit HACCP plan for approval. **Warning** – From follow-up inspection 2025-10-15: Reviewed HACCP plan requirement with operator. **Time Extended**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 20, 2026 3:18 PM.
Violation category totals
2 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.