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Licensee
Name: HIRO'S TOKYO JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHI BAR License Number: SEA6216283
Rank: Seating License Expiration Date: 02/01/2015
Primary Status: Ownership Changed Secondary Status:
Location Address: 5250 4 ST N
ST. PETERSBURG, FL 33703

Inspection Information
Inspection Type Inspection Date Result High Priority Violations Intermediate Violations Basic Violations
Complaint Full 04/29/2014 Follow-up Inspection Required
Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
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Violations:
A summary of the violations found during the inspection are listed below. The department cites violations of Florida's sanitation and safety laws, which are based on the standards of U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Code. High Priority violations are those which could contribute directly to a foodborne illness or injury and include items such as cooking, reheating, cooling and hand-washing. Intermediate violations are those which, if not addressed, could lead to risk factors that contribute to foodborne illness or injury. These violations include personnel training, documentation or record keeping and labeling. Basic violations are those which are considered best practices to implement. While most establishments correct all violations in a timely manner (often during the inspection), the division's procedures are designed to compel compliance with all violations through follow-up visits, administration action or closure when necessary.
Violation    Observation
16-21-4    Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. **Warning**
14-01-4    Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In rice **Warning**
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
23-24-4    Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Pull out reach in cooler door handles **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Sushi bar **Warning**
08B-44-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Cut onions in bucket on floor **Warning**
24-06-4    Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. In pull out drawers on cooks line **Warning**
35A-03-4    Basic - Dead roaches on premises. Several along walk in freezer, behind cooks line. 20plus under reach in cooler next to Mizo soup. **Warning**
12B-12-4    Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. **Warning**
12B-03-4    Basic - Employee drinking from an open beverage container in a food preparation or other restricted area. Sushi bar **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Door to reach in cooler at sushi bar **Warning**
36-19-4    Basic - Floor under dishmachine or three-compartment sink area soiled. **Warning**
36-11-4    Basic - Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Walk in cooler **Warning**
36-15-4    Basic - Food debris accumulated on kitchen floor. Old food debris throughout kitchen. **Warning**
23-20-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of flat top, fryers, rice pots, etc, cooking equipment in kitchen. **Warning**
23-22-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves. Above prep table in kitchen **Warning**
23-07-4    Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. Pull out reach in cooler drawers cooks line **Warning**
36-13-4    Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. Cooks line **Warning**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Warning**
14-40-4    Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment in poor repair. Walk in freezer not maintaining proper temperature **Warning**
14-33-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Next to walk in cooler/walk in freezer **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Throughout kitchen **Warning**
25-27-4    Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. **Warning**
29-23-4    Basic - Water leaking from faucet/faucet handle. Prep sink cooks line **Warning**
21-38-4    Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**
02D-01-4    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles at sushi bar **Warning**
08B-02-4    High Priority - Displayed food not properly protected from contamination. Mizo soup no cover to soup at servers station **Warning**
35A-02-4    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. To many to count throughout the establishment, sushi bar, cooks line. **Admin Complaint**
41-05-4    High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. Raid at sushi bar **Warning**
03F-02-4    High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Sushi rice **Warning**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found.3 live in dry storage closet. 1 live under dish rack. **Warning**
01B-02-4    High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Sushi rice **Warning**
41-09-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical stored in food preparation area with potential to cause cross contamination. Raid **Warning**
41-27-4    High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sani chlorine bucket exceeds 200ppm **Warning**
22-02-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of food debris/grease on food-contact surface. Mizo base **Warning**
11-07-4    Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. **Warning**
22-05-4    Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Warning**
53B-16-4    Intermediate - Employee has not received adequate training related to their assigned duties as evidenced by the inability to answer basic food safety questions. **Warning**
31A-02-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to being blocked by garbage can. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Sushi bar **Warning**
53A-05-4    Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Admin Complaint**
05-08-4    Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. **Warning**
03F-10-4    Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food. Sushi rice **Warning**
02C-02-4    Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Rice in walk in cooler. **Warning**
22-18-4    Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Hondasi storage container **Warning**
41-17-4    Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Servers station **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
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