Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
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SUSHI ZEN & IZAKAYA

18090 COLLINS AVE T-23 · SUNNY ISLES BEACH · Dade County · FL 33160

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateMarch 26, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3504746
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8896510
DBPR license2326685

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority2 Intermediate4 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical8 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

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

High Priority 2

#5High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Observed Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as a liner for various food containers.

#6High Priority08A-05-6

High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw salmon being stored over various ready to eat foods in walk in cooler.

Intermediate 2

#7Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed chef in sushi station feeling up pitcher of water from hand washing sink.

#8Intermediate11-26-1

Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Discussed and emailed form to operator.

Basic 4

#1Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed reach in cooler gaskets torn. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#2Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Observed containers of sauces stored on floor throughout kitchen.

#3Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation
#4Basic10-17-4

Basic – In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Located between reach in coolers. Chef removed. **Corrected On-Site**

Corrected On-Site

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 12, 2026 11:57 AM.

Violation category totals
Category 8 · Food protection and cross-contamination
2 observation(s)
Category 10 · In-use food dispensing utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 11 · Employee health knowledge / ill employees
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
3 observation(s)
Category 31 · Handwash sinks, supplies and signage
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.