TOKYO SUSHI BAR
5711 E FOWLER AVE #403 · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33617
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed sushi cook cutting cucumbers with their bare hands **Warning**
03F-02-5High 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. Sushi Rice. Manager time marked **Warning**
Intermediate 4
11-27-4Intermediate – 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. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. On cookline or by dish area **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed layout of dish area changed and hand sink was removed and originally located inbetween three compartment sink and mop sink. There is a convenient hand sink located close to dish area Sushi bar was cut and hand sink was removed. Currently only sink at the sushi bar is a two compartment sink and one faucet. **Warning**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. On cook line **Warning**
Basic 5
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Observed acoustic tiles in kitchen and dish area **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed buckets of sauces on floor in walk in cooler **Warning**
36-62-4Basic – Light not functioning. In kitchen to left side of hood system **Warning**
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Warning**
38-01-4Basic – Observed several Light shields damaged in kitchen **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 19, 2026 2:17 PM.
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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.