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15311 AMBERLY DR · TAMPA · Hillsborough County · FL 33647

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMay 8, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3379411
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8461999
DBPR license3917377

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority4 Intermediate7 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical16 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#8High Priority08B-27-4

High Priority – Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Observed unwrapped cooked asparagus on reach in cooler shelf. Manager put in clean container. **Warning**

Warning
#9High Priority22-11-5

High Priority – Food-contact surfaces in contact with time/temperature control for safety food not cleaned at least every four hours. Sushi rice dispenser soiled **Warning**

Warning
#10High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Observed raw salmon stored over washed and cut lettuce in walk in cooler. **Warning**

Warning
#11High Priority35A-05-4

High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 2 live roaches in frp wall above mop sink. Manager eradicated 1. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#12High Priority03F-02-5

High 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 time marked **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 4

#13Intermediate31A-10-4

Intermediate – Equipment drain line draining into handwash sink. On sushi station **Warning**

Warning
#14Intermediate11-27-4

Intermediate – 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. Emailed to manager **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#15Intermediate51-16-7

Intermediate – 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/. Establishment added soup warmer in front of sushi counter where servers are serving soup to guests. Closest hand sink to area on opposite side of sushi counter. **Warning**

Warning
#16Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Sushi salmon and cooked eel in reach in cooler not dated **Warning**

Warning

Basic 7

#1Basic35A-03-4

Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed 1 dead roach on shelf by co2 tanks 1 dead roach on floor by walk in freezer. Manager removed and cleaned and sanitized area **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on cook line cooler **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic08B-36-4

Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash. Observed rice warmer stored under paper toewl dispenser on cook line. Observed water dripping onto lid from hands. Manager moved warmer **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#4Basic10-20-4

Basic – In-use tongs stored on oven door handle between uses. On cook line **Warning**

Warning
#5Basic31B-04-4

Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. On cook line hand sink, at sushi station. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving on sushi cook line soiled with food debris Exterior of microwave and all reach in coolers in kitchen soiled. Grease and food build up on fryers Hood filters soiled **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic36-27-5

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. On cook line, by fryers and hood system and sushi line walls **Warning**

Warning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 5, 2026 3:24 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 23 · Non-food-contact surfaces clean
1 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
2 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
2 observation(s)
Category 36 · Floors, walls, ceilings, attached equipment and ventilation
1 observation(s)
Category 51 · Other sanitary and safe-operation conditions
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.