KAWA SUSHI
1475 PALM COAST PKWY NW · PALM COAST · Flagler County · FL 32137
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
20 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed person begin work and not wash hands first. Stopped him and he washed hands and placed gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**
41-22-4High Priority – Medicine not labeled properly. Personal medicine above reach in cooler. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Salmon wrapped in paper towels non food grade **Repeat Violation**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw beef over washed carrots. In chest freezer in back raw beef over eel. Person in charge moved eel to bottom shelf and moved beef to another freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Salmon wrapped in paper towels.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cookline; Shrimp 74F; ( – Cold Holding). Per owner shrimp in tempura batter sits there until it's fried. Addressed immediately and person placed shrimp in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
Intermediate 4
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream in reach in cooler not dated. Person in charge dated yesterday am. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Emailed to operator during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink is inaccessible due to scrub brushes inside. Person in charge removed all. **Corrected On-Site**
41-04-4Intermediate – Toxic substance/chemical on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment. Bug spray in back area next to soda cans. Person in charge removed bug spray. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 10
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Inside of dish washer has food debris inside. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. To go containers used to scoop flour/sugar. Person in charge removed containers. **Corrected On-Site**
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used to line reach in cooler gaskets.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. All 3 door gaskets on reach in cooler on cook line are torn
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Coconut milk and soy sauce on floor. Person in charge picked both up and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. 3 pairs of tongs hanging from oven door. Person in charge removed all tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Gatorade in reach in cooler on bottom shelf.
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Tools by flour and sugar. Person in charge moved tools. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing at room temperature. Still frozen. Person in charge placed into walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt/sugar not labeled. Person in charge labeled **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 25, 2026 1:22 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.