HIBACHI BUFFET SUSHI & GRILL
2456 GULF TO BAY BLVD · CLEARWATER · Pinellas County · FL 33765
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
31 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 13
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. fried chicken (114F – Cooling) 1st temp at 1:06pm cooked at 12:00 pm 2nd temp92 f at 2pm cooked chicken 120 f 2nd temp 113 f at 2:05 pm. Chicken was sitting on a cart after cooking employees moved to walk in cooler did not meet requirements. **Warning**
01B-01-4High Priority – Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. 2 dented cans of peaches. Located on dry good shelf. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher machine tested at zero ppm. Discussed with employees not to use dish machine until fix **Warning**
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee touched face began food preparation. Discussed with employee the importance of hand washing **Warning**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Employees washing pans that had raw fish with soap and water only no sanitation and placed dishes on shelf to dry. Discussed with management the importance of hand washing. **Warning**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. 2 live flies on the cooks line not landing on food **Admin Complaint**
01D-01-5High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. For raw salmon. **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Meats and vegetables in direct contact with non food grade bags in walk in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
01D-08-5High Priority – Operator unable to provide documentation that aquacultured fish has been raised in a controlled environment and fed formulated feed. **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce.raw fish over avocados in walk in Cooler. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. fried chicken (114F – Cooling) 1st temp at 1:06pm cooked at 12:00 pm 2nd temp92 f at 2pm cooked chicken 120 f 2nd temp 113 f at 2:05 pm. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold holding shrimp 44 f raw beef 44 f sushi 52 f sushi sushi bar. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooked rice 103 f on sushi bar line. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
16-33-4Intermediate – Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. **Warning**
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Washed hands in prep sink. **Warning**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Can opener blade soiled. **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink by walk in freezer blocked by step ladder and reach in freezer. **Warning**
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.Observed time marking but not written plan for sushi rice or sushi items that are sitting on buffet bar. **Warning**
Basic 13
35A-03-4Basic – 37 dead flies located on 2 separate sticky traps above the dry good shelf and reach in freezers. Manager removed traps from ceiling. on premises. **Admin Complaint**
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Silverware not inverted **Warning**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. observed 2024 **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
12B-09-5Basic – Employee chewing gum while preparing food or while in a food prep/food storage/warewashing area. Multiple employees chewing gum on prep line. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees cellphones and car keys in different food areas throughout the kitchen in cook line, food prep and dry shelf area next to plates **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Sauce buckets on floor. Watermelon on floor in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-13-4Basic – No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. **Warning**
51-18-6Basic – No copy of latest inspection report available. **Warning**
35B-02-4Basic – Sticky fly trap installed over food preparation area. Employee removed from ceiling **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Pizza raw meat and multiple items in walk in cooler not covered. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Tilapia fish improperly thawed inside of sink with running water overflowing in sink **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket in wait station at 30 ppm **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 24, 2026 12:48 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
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4 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.