Inspection Report

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SAITO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE

2101 N FEDERAL HWY #D102 · POMPANO BEACH · Broward County · FL 33062

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateSeptember 8, 2026
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3723249
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID13761742
DBPR license1625054

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
3 High Priority0 Intermediate2 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical5 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 3

#3High Priority03D-02-5

High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In Everest reach in cooler in kitchen, Cooked Rice (60F – Heated Cooling). Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today. Food prepared yesterday and stored in cooler overnight. Food was discarded. See Stop Sale.

Stop Sale
#4High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1). Crate of raw shell eggs stored over containers of yum yum sauce in walk in cooler. Operator moved raw shell eggs to bottom shelf. 2). Crate of raw shell eggs stored over container of cooked rice in reach in cooler in kitchen. Raw food was moved to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#5High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. 1).In Everest reach in cooler in kitchen, Cooked Rice (60F – Heated Cooling). Per operator, food not prepped or portioned today. Food prepared yesterday and stored in cooler overnight. Food was discarded. See Stop Sale. 2). 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. Packages of raw tuna thawing in Reduced Oxygen Packages, bearing labels to remove packaging before thawing, in walk in cooler. Fish thawing overnight. Fish was discarded. See Stop Sale.

Stop Sale

Basic 2

#1Basic06-09-2

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. See stop sale. Packages of raw tuna thawing in Reduced Oxygen Packages, bearing labels to remove packaging before thawing, in walk in cooler. Fish thawing overnight. Fish was discarded. See Stop Sale.

Stop Sale
#2Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in walk in freezer.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 9, 2026 11:08 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
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.