EASTERN KITCHEN AND SUSHI
5226 4 ST N · SAINT PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33703
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside reach in deli cooler: raw shrimp (45F – Cold Holding); raw chicken (45F – Cold Holding) Manager put ice in items. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Food stored in boxes on prep table in the middle of the cook line: chicken wings (75F – Hot Holding); shrimp tempura (75F – Hot Holding); dumplings (75F – Hot Holding); egg rolls (75F – Hot Holding) Discussed with Manager that items can either be hot held at 135 F or higher, cold held at 41 F or lower or they can use Time as a Public Health Control. Operator currently has paperwork as they hold sushi rice on time. **Warning**
Intermediate 7
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener soiled with food debris. **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Dish scrub inside hand sink. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At hand sink next three compartment sink. Paper towels were stocked. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-22-5Intermediate – Non-service animals permitted in the premises of the establishment. In dinning room area. **Warning**
53B-10-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information. No CFM signature. **Warning**
53B-14-5Intermediate – Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing sanitizer not labeled. Manager labeled spray bottle. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl with no handle used to dispense flour. **Warning**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. **Warning**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drinks on prep table with sauces and food. **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 bag stored on dry storage rack. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Buckets of soy sauce on floor in hallway in back kitchen. **Warning**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Stored on oven handle. **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Stored above reach in deli cooler. Manager stored inverted. To go boxes stored on floor across from men's bathroom. **Warning**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Stored above reach in deli cooler. Manager stored inverted. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-63-4Basic – Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Reach in freezer in dinning area not locked. **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Stored on reach in deli cooler cutting board. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Sugar and flour removed from original container and not labeled. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 26, 2026 12:22 PM.
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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.