Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

GINZA JAPANESE BUFFET

16153 BISCAYNE BLVD · NORTH MIAMI BEACH · Dade County · FL 33160

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateFebruary 21, 2024
Inspection typeFood-Licensing Inspection
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3416082
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8589532
DBPR license2332782

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
1 High Priority2 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 1

#6High 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. Observed no time marking on sushi rice. As per manager rice had only been out for about 1 hour. Manager added time. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Intermediate 2

#7Intermediate01C-02-4

Intermediate – Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days.

#8Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed hand washing sink in waiter station and kitchen used as a dump sink.

Basic 5

#1Basic51-11-4

Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.

#2Basic14-05-4

Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Located in kitchen area.

#3Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in gaskets torn.

#4Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed buckets of soy sauce stored on floor in dry storage area.

#5Basic10-07-4

Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 11, 2026 2:17 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
1 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
1 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
2 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
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.