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SUSHI SONG

209 SW 2 AVE · FORT LAUDERDALE · Broward County · FL 33301

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateAugust 14, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3466934
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8777931
DBPR license1617512

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
7 High Priority5 Intermediate3 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical15 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 7

#4High Priority12A-07-5

High Priority – Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Operator put gloves on to prepare customer order without hand wash. **Warning**

Warning
#5High Priority08A-02-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer – not all products commercially packaged. Unpacked fish over ready to eat edamame in reach in freezer. operator stored properly**Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#6High Priority01B-02-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. 1. Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front flip top cooler- breaded shrimp (52F – Cold Holding). Per operator items were left in unit overnight. Items were not prepared or portioned today. See stop-sale 2. Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Kitchen center fliptop- raw fish (50F – Cold holding). Per operator items were cooling overnight. Observed items in unit over fill line. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#7High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Front flip top cooler- breaded shrimp (52F – Cold Holding). Per operator items in unit over night. Items were not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#8High Priority03F-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed sushi rice on right side of sushi bar with no time mark. Operator timemarked **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarningStop Sale
#9High Priority03D-06-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food prepared from/mixed with ingredient(s) at ambient temperature not cooled to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 4 hours. Kitchen center fliptop- raw fish (50F – Cold holding). Per operator items were cooling overnight. Observed items in unit over fill line. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#10High Priority41-15-5

High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine over 200ppm) operator remade. Now 100ppm **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 5

#11Intermediate11-07-5

Intermediate – Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. Provided handout to operator. **Warning**

Warning
#12Intermediate02C-03-5

Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. No date marking for green tea cheesecake opened over 72 hours. Operator date marked **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#13Intermediate03D-15-4

Intermediate – Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. Kitchen center fliptop- raw fish (50F – Cold holding). Per operator items were cooling overnight. Observed items in unit over fill line. See stop sale. **Warning**

WarningStop Sale
#14Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed rice spatula stored at drink cooler with food debris. **Warning**

Warning
#15Intermediate41-17-4

Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed unlabeled windex bottle in ware washing area. Operator labeled cleaner **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Basic 3

#1Basic08B-49-4

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee food and drink on shelf next with clean glasses. Employee stored in separate area. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#2Basic13-07-4

Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed operator wearing wristwatch, bracelet, and ring while prepping sushi. **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic35B-01-4

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed at back door by triple sink **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:12 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
4 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 12 · Handwashing and hygienic practices
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 35 · Pest control / insects / rodents / animals / outer openings
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
2 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.