HIBACHI EXPRESS & RAMEN
1837 N MILITARY TRL STE A · WEST PALM BEACH · Palm Beach County · FL 33409
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 10
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee manually washing dishes with soap and water only and no sanitizer as a final step; educated; three compartment sink properly set up with chlorine at 50 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Paper towel used as a liner in the raw steak container; removed; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Shopping bags in direct contact with raw meat in walk-in cooler; advised to remove **Warning**
14-15-4High Priority – Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage – direct contact with food. Observed plastic bottles of sauces and cooking wine stored in raw chicken boxes at cook line; operator removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken not commercially packaged over noodles in walk-in freezer ; operator stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw pork bones over cooked broccoli in walk-in cooler; stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw eggs over raw pork in walk-in cooler. Raw steak over raw shrimp in cooler at cook line; Stored properly **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Observed employees touching dirty dishes , leaving cook line touching boxes and returned continued to cook foods without changing gloves and washing hands first; educated and employees washed hands; **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw shrimp (44F – Cold Holding); boiled eggs (45F – Cold Holding); in cooler at cook line ; food not prepared or portioned today; food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours; food moved in deeper pans and placed in ice; raw chicken (51F – Cold Holding); in walk-in cooler; as per operator food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours: as per operator food delivered and left in the kitchen; food moved in walk-in freezer; boba (70F – Cold Holding) at front counter; food rehydrated in the morning and left at room temperature; food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours; placed on four hour time ; **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. pork (79F – Hot Holding); chicken stock (111F – Hot Holding) at cook line ; as per operator food out of temperature for approximately 2 hours; food placed on 4 hour plan ; **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
Intermediate 3
03D-15-4Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. fried salmon tempura (58-64F – Cooling) at 2:58 to 60 F at 4:00 since 11:30 ; in walk-in cooler; at this rate food will not reach 41 F or below within 6 hours; food covered and stored in plastic containers; placed in the freezer ; **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink by dishwasher Provided **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Emailed the plan and advised to print, fill out and have all foods on four hour plan written down ; **Warning**
Basic 2
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food- raw chicken and raw beef in cooler at cook line; Removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200ppm); fixed at 100 ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 3, 2026 11:21 AM.
Violation category totals
4 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 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.