UMAI JAPANESE
880 SANTA MARIA BLVD STE 2 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32086
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator called dish maintenance during inspection. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In 1st chest freezer next to walk-in cooler, raw individually wrapped fish stored over ice cream. Operator moved fish. In 2nd chest freezer next to walk-in cooler, raw pork and raw beef stored over frozen vegetables. Operator rearranged freezer. Behind sushi bar in small freezer, frozen individually wrapped fish stored over cookies. Operator moved cookies. **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. On cook line, container of garlic in oil (67F – Cold Holding) Operator stated it had been out approximately 1 hour and put it in the reach-in cooler. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, raw steak (46F – Cold Holding) Operator stated steak had been in reach-in cooler less than 2 hours and put it in walk-in freezer **Corrective Action Taken**
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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Operator keeps shrimp tempura and sushi rice on time but does not have it marked. Operator marked time during inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. In server station on bottom shelf, containers of drain-o next to container of soy sauce. Operator moved drain-o. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. In dry storage on shelf, slicer has food buildup.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Sink next to walk-in cooler has two towels and sponge in it. Employee removed items. Sink behind bar has towel in it. Employee removed towel. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator keeps sushi rice and shrimp tempura on time but does not have written plan. Provided document during inspection and operator filled out. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In dry storage on shelf, bag of brown rice has plastic container inside used as scoop. In server station, container of iced tea has plastic scoop in it. Operator removed containers. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, employee soda and milk on bottom shelf with customer food. In walk-in cooler on right shelf, employee personal food stored with customer food. Operator segregated all employee food. **Corrected On-Site**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors have grease buildup under grill on cook line.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Next to prep table, container of onions on the floor. Across from walk-in cooler, two buckets of soy sauce on the floor. Across from cook line, two containers of chicken on the floor. In walk-in freezer, multiple cases of chicken on the floor. Behind sushi bar, container of ginger on the floor. Container of chicken seasoning on floor under reach-in cooler across from grill. Employee moved all items off the floor. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Ice buildup on walls, ceiling, floors in walk-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Multiple tongs on oven door handles on cook line. Operator moved all tongs. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. In dry storage on shelf, container of rice and container of flour have scoop handles touching food. Operator moved handles. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on bottom shelf across from cook line has food debris. Operator cleaned during inspection **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf next to grill on cook line has heavy grease buildup. At server station, plastic plates around soda nozzles on soda machine have mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Across from cook line, multiple containers of chicken not covered. Employee covered chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mops stored on floor. Operator moved mops to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Two wet cloths on chest freezer next to walk-in cooler. Two wet cloths on bottom shelf across from grill Employee discarded towels. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 17, 2026 11:12 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.