SUMI JAPANESE CUISINE
829-831 SOUTH 19 STATE ROAD · PALATKA · Putnam County · FL 32177
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Observed two live flying insects by trash bin in warewashing area and one flying insect by rear exterior door and walk in freezer.
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. In walk in freezer, raw tuna commercially packaged over plastic wrapped Krab Rangoons. In the walk in cooler, raw beef over uncovered ready to eat noodles. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. In flip top reach in cooler on cook line, 7 individually fully thawed, commercially vacuum packaged salmon filets. Discussed with operator must be fully removed from packaging prior to thaw. In metal bowl on top of rice cooker, rice (69F – Hot Holding) per operator older rice to use first. Operator discarded since new batch is ready. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At sushi bar counter, cream cheese (59F – Cold Holding) left out on counter from lunch rush. Placed back in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. In metal bowl on top of rice cooker, rice (69F – Hot Holding) per operator older rice to use first. Operator discarded since new batch is ready.
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Wok station has accumulation of food debris. Broiler oven has accumulation of food debris. Interior of microwave on cook line has food debris build up at base. Bulk ice bin has mold like substance on the deflector plate. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on either side of cook line used to store items, wiping cloths, cooking utensils and containers. Operator made sinks available. **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink by three compartment sink. Operator provided paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 13
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion container used as scoop in bulk rice bag. **Repeat Violation**
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. In flip top reach in cooler on cook line, 7 individually fully thawed, commercially vacuum packaged salmon filets. Discussed with operator must be fully removed from packaging prior to thaw. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open employee beverage stored on prep table of sushi bar counter. Operator relocated the drink. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee personal food in walk in cooler store on top of produce for customers.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees jacket stored over flat racks of beverage bottles. Operator relocated the jacket. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. On shelf over three compartment sink, clean plastic containers stacked while wet. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floors, walls and ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor in behind cook line has build up of food debris. Standing water build up on floor in front of three compartment sink. Wall behind hand wash sink next to three compartment sink has build up of dust and spider like dust webs.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. On end of cook line, jugs of fryer oil stored in the floor. At sushi bar counter p, container of ginger stored on the floor. In the walk in freezer multiple boxes of food stored on the floor. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Sides of fryer and underside of grill area accumulation of food debris and grease. Grease forming on cook line hood filters. Sushi bar counter door gaskets of reach in cooler soiled. **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service dinner napkins stored in box on floor behind front service counter. **Repeat Violation**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen raw chicken on sheet tray thawing at ambient air temperature over three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cook line cutting boards, five wet wiping cloths not stored in sanitizer solution. Both sanitizer solution buckets set up at 0ppm. **Repeat Violation**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Bottom shelf of center prep table, 3 bulk containers of flour and tempura batter missing product labeling. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 12, 2026 4:43 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.