PHAT BOY SUSHI
4100 N FEDERAL HWY · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33308
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
14 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
08A-13-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table – no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Left cookline flip top – raw shell eggs and raw shrimp in upper section – ready to eat fruit, sprouts and vegetables in lower section. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Sushi area – low boy – raw fish stored over ready to eat cooked crab. Operator stored all items properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler #2 – raw salmon (44-48F); cooked octopus (50-52F); conch (50-52F); cooked eel (46-47F); cream cheese (46-47F). Per operator items were held in unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Walk in cooler #2 – raw salmon (44-48F); cooked octopus (50-52F); conch (50-52F); cooked eel (46-47F); cream cheese (46-47F). Per operator items were held in unit overnight. No items prepped or portioned today. See stop sale. **Warning**
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handsink by dish machine blocked by trays of dishes. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Poke Bowl and Raw fish items on lunch menu. **Warning**
Basic 8
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Sushi area – dry rice. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
23-24-4Basic – Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Microwave – sushi area. **Warning**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Walk in cooler – ROP tuna – per operator, item was just thawed under cold running water. Reviewed proper procedures and operator opened packages. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee bags on shelf with dry storage items in assembly room next to sushi bar. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under shelving in food assembly room next to sushi bar. **Warning**
10-12-5Basic – In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop stored directly on visibly soiled ice machine. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Rice scoop handle in cooked rice – cookline. Operator stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cookline – utensils in water 80F. Per operator storage container was unplugged. Operator plugged back in. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 4, 2026 1:14 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.