JPAN SUSHI & GRILL
229 N CATTLEMEN RD STE 61 · SARASOTA · Sarasota County · FL 34243
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
26 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
22-49-4High Priority – Dishmachine not sanitizing properly. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Chlorine at 0ppm at dish machine. **Warning**
12A-13-4High Priority – Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed dish washer handle dirty dishes, then clean dishes without washing his hands. Operator educated employee. **Warning**
12A-10-4High Priority – Employee touched bare body part and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Cook touched his hair with gloves on and then continued food preparation with same gloves. **Warning**
01B-03-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Observed cook slice two sushi rolls with the plastic wrap still on top of the sushi. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cut Kale at 47F. and cream cheese at 51F. at sushi station. Sushi 61F. above cold line in cook line cooler. Operator moved products to proper refrigeration. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed butane stored with food at sushi station. **Warning**
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Vegetable peeler soiled. Microwave soiled. Operator cleaned. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Cook line sink blocked with linen cans. **Warning**
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Raw seafood not identified on the establishment's gluten free manu and on sushi and sashimi section of their cocktail menu. **Warning**
16-59-1Intermediate – Warewashing machine not automatically dispensing the detergent and/or the sanitizer. Observed both containers empty. **Warning**
Basic 16
21-05-5Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Non-food grade cloth directly on cut vegetables in sushi station cooler. **Warning**
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. **Warning**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Speaker above cook line cooler. **Warning**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. **Warning**
10-17-4Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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 in vinegar. **Warning**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. **Warning**
21-44-1Basic – Sanitizer bucket stored with food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. At front sushi station. **Warning**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Observed in keg cooler. **Warning**
29-20-5Basic – Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink, three-compartment sink, or mop sink. On cook line. **Warning**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Observed drill on food storage area shelf. **Warning**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Lobster in reach in cooler and cut broccoli in walk in cooler. **Warning**
14-55-4Basic – Uncleanable knife block in use to store knives. **Warning**
29-17-4Basic – Waste line missing at soda gun holster. At bar. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt not labeled. Operator labeled. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 1:09 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.