MATSURI JAPANESE RESTAURANT
5759 SW 40 ST · MIAMI · Dade County · FL 331555301
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
23 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
12A-07-5High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. **Warning**
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. Observed employee handling raw tuna with bare hands. As per employee, product will be served raw. Employee washed hands and donned gloves. Manager is aware that diced tuna must be cooked to at least 145F. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed 5 live, small flying insects resting on cooler containing raw fish at back storage room. Observed approximately 4 live flying insects resting on shelf above mop sink. Observed approximately 10 live flying insects flying in air at back storage room. **Warning**
08A-02-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Raw pork over ice cream back storage **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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. Observed employee handling raw tuna. As per employee, product will be served raw. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed bean sprout (58F – Cold Holding) at room temperature at cook line. As per employee, product placed at room temperature less than 30 minutes. Advised employee to add more ice to container. Observed krab sticks (53F – Cold Holding) inside display reach in cooler at sushi area. As per employee, product placed inside unit 15 minutes prior. **Admin Complaint**
41-27-4High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Observed Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200 plus ppm) at kitchen. Employee took solution to dilute with water. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed interior of ice bin at server's station soiled with black substance. **Warning**
31A-07-4Intermediate – Handwash sink missing in warewashing or food preparation area. Observed establishment added preparation area across from back exit door with preparation table. Observed container of plastic food wrap on preparation table and food debris on floor. **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed at hand sink at kitchen employee replenished paper towels. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – 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 http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Observed establishment added preparation area across from back exit door with preparation table. Observed container of plastic food wrap on preparation table and food debris on floor. **Warning**
Basic 12
14-74-7Basic – Cold holding equipment not maintained in good repair. Do not store time/temperature control for safety food in this unit until the unit is repaired. Observed sliding door at sushi display cooler cracked, leaving an opening. Observed krab sticks inside display cooler at sushi area at 53F Cold Holding. **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. Observed thawed raw diced tuna stored inside reduced oxygen packaging inside cooler at storage room. Discussed proper procedures with manager. **Warning**
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed food employees preparing sushi not wearing hair restraints. **Warning**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed gap at bottom of back exit door. **Warning**
36-22-4Basic – Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Observed standing water on floor at back storage room. **Warning**
36-17-5Basic – Floor tiles in disrepair. Observed floor tiles cracked near back exit door and near 3 compartment sink. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed box of Daikon stored on floor at back preparation room. Observed plastic containers of soy sauce stored on floor at server's station. Observed plastic containers of pickled ginger stored on floor near sushi area. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed hole in wall near entrance to sushi area. **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed scoop handle touching rice inside container at mop room. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed heavy accumulation of old food debris between fryer and stove at cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed hoods soiled with heavy accumulation of grease at cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed walls soiled with old food debris at server's station and cook line. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 21, 2026 2:18 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.