Inspection Report

Emergency Closure InspectionDBPR disposition: Emergency order recommended
Florida DBPR Inspection Report

SUSHI YAN

1929 N FEDERAL HWY · BOCA RATON · Palm Beach County · FL 33432

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 21, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionEmergency order recommended
Resultfacility_temporarily_closed
Inspection number3704858
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13743337
DBPR license6020611

Emergency Closure Summary

ClosedJuly 21, 2026 3:58 PM
StatusReopened after callback/compliance
ReopenedJuly 23, 2026 9:28 AM
Record basisDBPR weekly closure extract
Closure conditionRodent & fly activity

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
10 High Priority4 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical19 Total

All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 10

#6High Priority41-07-4

High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Bag with various medicines stored on top of bucket with soy sauce. Operator stored properly. **Warning**

Warning
#7High 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. Observed chef cut raw salmon then began to handle clean colander, clean spoon and clean pan; no hand wash. Chef washed hands, advised chef to clean and sanitize items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#8High Priority12A-28-4

High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee touched clothes then handled bottles of sauces; no hand wash. Employee washed hands; advised employee to clean and sanitize sauce bottle. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#9High Priority35A-02-7

High Priority – Live, small flying insects found. Approximately 2 flies flying around in kitchen. Approximately 3 flies flying around in dry food storage. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#10High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At reach in freezer: raw plastic wrapped salmon stored over Krab. At deep freezer: raw plastic wrapped yellow tail stored over cooked vegetable dumplings Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#11High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler: raw salmon stored over various ready to eat food items. Operator fixed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#12High Priority35A-04-4

High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. At dry storage area, approximately 50 rodent droppings observed: on the shelf where single service containers are stored and buckets of soy sauce; under shelf where bags of rice are stored; on the floor next to boxes of single service sushi base and lids; inside saucer next to container of cashews. Approximately 4 rodent droppings at the side of reach in cooler inside kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#13High Priority01B-14-4

High Priority – Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. At double door reach in cooler: cracked raw shelled eggs stored with whole raw shelled eggs. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#14High 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. At double door reach in cooler: commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen, thawing in vacuum package overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#15High Priority03F-02-5

High 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 cannot be determined. Sushi rice; no time mark. As per operator, stored since 12pm; operator time marked. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Corrected On-SiteRepeat ViolationAdmin Complaint

Intermediate 4

#16Intermediate11-07-5

Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Emailed to operator. **Warning**

Warning
#17Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed to operator. **Warning**

Warning
#18Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. At flip top cooler unit: spicy tuna (48F at 2:55pm; 47F at 3:25pm- Cooling) As per operator, cooling since 12pm. Stored double panned. At current rate of cooling product will not cool to 41F in a total of 4 hours. Operator moved to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#19Intermediate11-26-1

Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Employee completed form. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 5

#1Basic36-32-5

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile in disrepair. Observed ceiling tile swollen from water damage causing an opening in the ceiling inside dry storage area where a pot is used to hold ceiling tile up above dry food storage rack. **Warning**

Warning
#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. At double door reach in cooler: commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged raw tuna bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen, thawing in vacuum package overnight. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#3Basic35B-08-4

Basic – Fly sticky tape hanging over clean pans stored near triple sink. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Bags of rice and soy sauce stored on floor of dry storage area. **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic51-13-4

Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Emailed to operator. **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 12:02 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
2 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
3 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
3 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.