SAM'S SUSHI
7210 US 19 HWY N · PINELLAS PARK · Pinellas County · FL 33781
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
12A-29-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Sushi station employee touched dirty surface picked item off floor did not wash hands before continuing to roll sushi roll then engaged in food preparation without washing hands. Instructed to wash hands employee rinse tip of fingers off continued to roll sushi. Instructed to fully wash hands. Sushi station employee instructed again to wash hands fully stopped sale sushi roll had employee clean and sanitize work station.
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper towel used as liner for sushi inside reach in cooler at sushi station.
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Meats in walk in freezer inside to go bags.
50-17-3High Priority – Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. 2-1-25 **Corrected On-Site**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In metal pans sitting inside of deli top of shrimp tempura shrimp – had out (50F – Cold Holding); tempura fish – had out (50F – Cold Holding) (45F – Cold Holding) Put underneath inside reach in cooler. Pork 50degrees Bowl inside deli cooler at cook line above fill line. Moved to bottom of deli cooler. Education. Retemp – tempura shrimp – had out (43F – Cold Holding); tempura fish – had out (46F – Cold Holding) Pork 43degrees **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cart near dishwasher
05-08-4Intermediate – No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Provided state issued thermometer.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Soup was moved from prep sink at cook line. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 13
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Top of sticky rice hot holding container.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Employee had a tea on front prep table. Employee moved.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Box of oil near mop sink. **Repeat Violation**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer.
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment.
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. Handle inside flour
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris gaskets at deli cooler.
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Lime and avocado with visible stickers at sushi station.
22-16-4Basic – Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
21-10-4Basic – Soiled dry wiping cloth in use. During inspection observed sushi station after every sushi roll wiped knife each time. Educated
14-12-4Basic – Utensils in poor condition. Knife at sushi station tape on handle
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated dust at mop sink.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 11, 2026 12:12 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.