SAITO JAPANESSE STEAKHOUSE
4675 PGA BLVD · PALM BEACH GARDENS · Palm Beach County · FL 33418
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
9 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. At walk in cooler- raw beef not commercially packaged over cooked rice- operator moved to lower shelf.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. At reach in cooler raw shrimp over cooked noodles- operator moved to lower shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At reach in cooler by prep area- fried rice 60F- cold holding – food not prepared or portioned today- food out of temperature for 45 minutes- operator moved to reach in freezer to quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink by cookline blocked by soy sauce buckets- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At hostess station- handwash sink with ice inside- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 4
06-09-1Basic – 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 walk in freezer – raw tuna in package bearing label- not removed from packaging before thawing- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys stored on prep counter near cookline- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. At walk in freezer bucket of chicken stored on floor. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At kitchen area- knife stored between prep table and wall- operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:47 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.