Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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SUSHI YAMA

10260 FOREST HILL BLVD · WELLINGTON · Palm Beach County · FL 33414

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateNovember 20, 2025
Inspection typeComplaint Full
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionAdministrative complaint recommended
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3682258
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13579300
DBPR license6019135

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
8 High Priority1 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical12 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 8

#4High Priority12A-16-4

High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employees entering kitchen and without washing hands, employees preparing customer drinks and handling clean plates of customer food, discussed with operator who educated employees. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Repeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#5High Priority12A-25-4

High 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. Chef put finger in mouth and after without washing hands handled containers of raw fish, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#6High Priority12A-29-4

High 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. Employee handled trash can with hands and after without washing hands employee handled clean and sanitized dishes, discussed with operator employee washed hands. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint
#7High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. In reach in cooler non food grade paper towels used in direct contact as liner for raw salmon, discussed with operator who removed paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#8High Priority14-31-5

High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In walk in cooler thank you bags used in direct contact to store raw lobster, discussed with operator who removed product from bag. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#9High Priority01B-13-4

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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 reach in cooler at sushi bar 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. See stop sale **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#10High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At front sushi counter cooked eel (129F – Hot Holding); cooked vegetable tempura (109F – Hot Holding) per operator product prepared approximately 1 hour ago and hot held until served, discussed hot holding with operator who chose to move product to time, operator time marked products and added to written procedures. At cook line chicken wontons (129F – Hot Holding) per operator product boiled on stove and moved to hot hold in steamer, discussed with operator who moved product to reheat to 165F+. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#11High Priority41-10-4

High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In kitchen cans of butane gas stored above open buckets of flour, discussed with operator who removed cans. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 1

#12Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink at beginning of cook line used to store metal scrub pads, discussed its operator who removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 3

#1Basic22-20-5

Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Ice machine interior has heavy accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin, discussed with operator to clean and sanitize. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#2Basic06-09-1

Basic – 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 reach in cooler at sushi bar 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. See stop sale **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarningStop Sale
#3Basic12B-13-4

Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. In walk in cooler open employee beverage stored above containers of food, discussed with operator who removed drink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 17, 2026 8:27 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
1 observation(s)
Category 7 · Food not re-served
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
4 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
2 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
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.