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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 05/22/2014 Facility Temporarily Closed
Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
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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. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-06-4    Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Exterior of equipment in kitchen (fryers, flat top grill etc) **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-25-4    Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
36-74-4    Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. **Warning**
23-24-4    Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Pull out drawers cooks line **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
51-11-4    Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At bar and throughout kitchen **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-45-4    Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in walk-in cooler/freezer. Onion soup cooling **Warning**
24-05-4    Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Soup bowls on cooks line **Warning**
24-06-4    Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Pull out drawers **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
24-07-4    Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Clean cutting board at sushi bar **Warning**
36-43-4    Basic - Dusty ceiling tiles and/or air conditioning vent covers. **Warning**
14-11-4    Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler door at sushi bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-19-4    Basic - Floor under dishmachine or three-compartment sink area soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-21-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/grease/soil residue on exterior of microwave. **Warning**
23-22-4    Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves. Prep line shelves. **Warning**
36-14-4    Basic - Grease accumulated on kitchen floor. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-19-4    Basic - Interior of microwave soiled with encrusted food debris. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
05-09-4    Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Sushi bar **Warning**
36-70-4    Basic - Objectionable odor in establishment. Drain under sushi bar **Warning**
14-41-4    Basic - Reach in freezer gasket torn/in disrepair. **Warning**
14-33-4    Basic - Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Next to walk in cooler **Warning**
25-32-4    Basic - Reuse of single-service articles. Alcohol bottles reused and filled with water. **Warning**
23-09-4    Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. Pull out drawers **Warning**
08B-26-4    Basic - Stored food not covered in chest freezer. Cheese cake, pork dumplings, spring rolls. **Warning**
25-27-4    Basic - Straws provided for customer self-service not individually wrapped or in an approved dispenser. At bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-30-4    Basic - Wall not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. **Warning**
02D-01-4    Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles sushi bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-72-4    Basic - walk-in freezer floor soiled. **Warning**
22-41-4    High 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. 0ppm **Warning**
35A-02-4    High Priority - Live, small flying insects in food preparation area. Dish washing area, bar, kitchen. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
35A-05-4    High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 15 plus live behind bar in soda guns/ice bin/wine &beer cooler at sushi area, 2 live behind reach in cooler at sushi line. Multiple sizes from large to small. **Admin Complaint** **Repeat Violation**
41-10-4    High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Personal medicine with clean utensils. **Warning**
22-21-4    Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance inside the ice bin. **Warning**
22-05-4    Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-03-4    Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Sushi bar **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-28-4    Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Next to walk in cooler **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** **Repeat Violation**
27-11-4    Intermediate - No running water at mop sink. **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 **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-18-4    Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers. Rice bin **Warning**
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