RAIN JAPANESE AND SUSHI BAR
5267 PARK ST N · ST. PETERSBURG · Pinellas County · FL 33709
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
24 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee left kitchen and came back in without washing hands.
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee on cook line touches dirty towel with gloves on.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw tuna over beer bottles in walk in cooler.
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink next to ware washing are blocked by bins on floor.
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in walk in cooler prepared on site more than 24 hours and not date marked.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle of degreaser not labeled underneath three compartment sink.
Basic 18
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine in kitchen has mold like substances. **Repeat Violation**
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation**
16-21-4Basic – Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Repeat Violation**
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing in dining room.
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. Tuna just started thawing under refrigeration and not removed from reduced oxygen packaging. Inspector advised of proper thawing technique. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach behind sushi bar. Employee removed and sanitized the area. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverages on prep tables in kitchen.
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food stored on prep table above food to be served to the public.
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee keys, phone and computer on prep tables in kitchen.
13-03-4Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
08B-36-4Basic – Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash. Water leaking from walk in cooler above beer bottles.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bucket of ginger behind sushi counter stored on floor. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knives stored in between three compartment sink and vegetable sink. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave oven on cook line has built up food debris.
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid.
08B-63-4Basic – Unpackaged food in an unprotected holding unit in a customer/nonsecure area. Walk in cooler outside and not monitored is unlocked. **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:21 PM.
Violation category totals
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5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.