Inspection Report

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SUSHI ATO

4483 WESTON RD · WESTON · Broward County · FL 33331

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJanuary 2, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3473605
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8784602
DBPR license1624104

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority1 Intermediate5 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical11 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 5

#6High Priority09-01-4

High 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 operator grabbing ice with bare hands from ice machine. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#7High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed at reach in freezer – Raw shrimp over seaweed salad. Operator stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#8High Priority01B-03-5

High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. 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 operator grabbing ice with bare hands from ice machine. See stop sale. Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Observed employee open container of coffee with mouth then proceeded to put capsule in coffee maker. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#9High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at sushi bar – container of spicy mayo (69F – Cold Holding) stored at room. As per operator item not portioned or prepared today. Item held out of temperature for approximately 3 hours. Operator stored in freezer. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#10High Priority03B-01-6

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at sushi bar – shrimp tempura (101F – Hot Holding) as per operator item held out of temperature for approximately 30 minutes. Operator discarded at will.

Intermediate 1

#11Intermediate53B-14-5

Intermediate – 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. Observed 4 employees on duty with expired training.

Basic 5

#1Basic50-09-4

Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.

#2Basic13-07-4

Basic – Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed 2 employees engaged in food preparation duties while wearing wrist watch. Employees removed item. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site
#3Basic13-03-4

Basic – Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed one employee engaged in food preparation without hair restraint. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**

Repeat ViolationWarning
#4Basic08B-19-4

Basic – Food contaminated by unsanitized equipment or utensil. See stop sale. Observed employee open container of coffee with mouth then proceeded to put capsule in coffee maker. See stop sale.

Stop Sale
#5Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed buckets of ginger stored directly on the floor at front counter near handwashing sink. Operator stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 18, 2026 12:22 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
2 observation(s)
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
3 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
2 observation(s)
Category 50 · Current license displayed
1 observation(s)
Category 53 · Food manager certification / employee training verification
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.