ZEN KITCHEN & BAR
6229 GRAND BLVD · NEW PORT RICHEY · Pasco County · FL 34652
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
10 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing.
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. Cook put shredded carrots on plate with bare hands, another cook cut lime with bare hands, discussed proper hand wash sink wash with manager on duty
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 1 fly on sushi counter
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In sushi display case – salmon (45F – Cold Holding); tuna (45F – Cold Holding); yellowtail (45F – Cold Holding), operator moved to walk in cooler, unknown if temperatures were taken today **Corrective Action Taken**
41-18-4High Priority – Warewashing sanitizing solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed. In 3 compartment sink > 500 ppm, corrected to 400 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Cook rinsed hands in wok station, dried hands on clothes, discussed proper hand wash with manager on duty
52-01-4Intermediate – Identity of food or food product misrepresented. Menu states white tuna, escolar is served raw
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Yellowtail, white tuna, not notated as served undercooked
Basic 2
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Beverage on prep table in back prep area, operator removed **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. In dry storage area – flour, buckets of soy sauce **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 8, 2026 2:58 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
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3 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.