RAIN JAPANESE AND SUSHI BAR
5267 PARK ST N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33709
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 4
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade material used in direct contact with food. Ice packs used in direct contact with raw meats on cookline. Operator removed and wrapped ice packs with cling wrap. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -Raw yellowtail and scallops over ready to eat foods in reach in freezer in kitchen, not commercially packaged -Raw chicken over dumplings in walk in freezer, not commercially packaged -Raw Quail eggs over beer and daikon radish in walk in cooler -Raw chicken above spring roll wraps, raw lobster and shrimp in reach in freezer, not in commercial packaging Operator rearranged areas for safe cooler storage **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In reach in cooler behind sushi bar- raw scallops (48F – Cold Holding); crab meat (48F – Cold Holding); cooked mackerel (50F – Cold Holding); spicy tuna (49F – Cold Holding) None of these items has been prepared this morning, all had been in unit overnight. Stop Sale issued. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in cooler behind sushi bar- raw scallops (48F – Cold Holding); crab meat (48F – Cold Holding); cooked mackerel (50F – Cold Holding); spicy tuna (49F – Cold Holding) None of these items has been prepared this morning, all had been in unit overnight. Stop Sale issued. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -cutting boards in kitchen stained **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Lunch menu has sushi options that use raw fish, but are not identified as raw. Discussed requirement for raw items to be identified on menu and lead consumer to a consumer advisory. **Warning**
31B-06-4Intermediate – Soap dispenser at handwash sink not working/unable to dispense soap. -Soap unable to dispense at hand wash sink in kitchen Operator put out soap in cup **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 8
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Reach in cooler behind sushi bar ambient temp 50F, not keeping foods cold. May have been on too low a setting. Do not use until it has been adjusted or repaired and is able to hold foods at 41F and below. **Warning**
06-09-2Basic – 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. Raw tuna in walk in freezer to thaw in vacuum sealed packaging indicating to remove before thawing. Operator has cut packaging to introduce air. Discussed that the fish must be fully removed from packaging before thawing. Operator removed from packaging to allow for safe thawing. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. -cutting boards in kitchen grooved **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -cell phone on cutting board in kitchen. Operator removed phone and sanitized cutting board. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -Spoons on cook-line in room temp water. Operator removed spoons from water. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No a,Binet thermometer in sushi display cooler or coolers behind sushi bar. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 12:46 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.