DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

SAKE THAI & SUSHI BAR

4401 SHERIDAN ST #1

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5)
Based on 7 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 4/28/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 10827789

  • 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed at right side cook line flip top cooler
  • 14-05-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed in produce walk in cooler
  • 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Observed on dry storage shelf outside of walk in cooler
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Cases of coconut milk stored on floor in dry storage shelf. Operator moved to shelf Corrected On-Site
  • 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed cut out wall replaced with cut out piece not sitting flush with original wall causing gaps in ware washing area. Operator states repairs being made on pipe behind wall and will be repaired when completed **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed at glass slide top, walk in freezer condenser Corrected On-Site
  • 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with food debris. Observed on shelving in produce walk in cooler
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw steak stored above unoriginal packaged cooked sweet potatoes in reach freezer on cook line. Operator reorganized Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shell eggs stored on top shelf above ready to eat sauces in walk in cooler. Operator reorganized Corrected On-Site
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - 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. Sushi rice at sushi line, prep area has no time marking. Operator states rice was prepared at 2pm. Operator time marked Corrected On-Site
  • 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Observed at fire extinguisher next to rear exit Repeat Violation

Inspection Date: 3/11/2025

  • 14-69-4:Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer/walk in freezer. Observed at glass slide top on cook line, chest freezers, condenser in walk in freezer
  • 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils stored in standing water or 90F on cook line. Operator removed utensils to ware wahing area and discarded water Corrected On-Site
  • 36-27-5:Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed in prep area
  • 08A-11-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over canned/bottled drinks. Raw chicken, raw shell eggs stored above bottled drinks in walk in cooler operator reorganized Corrected On-Site
  • 08A-17-6:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw chicken stored above raw fish in cook line reach in freezer. Operator reorganized Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. sprouts (60F - Cold Holding) being held in bowl on top of cook line items. Employee states sprouts have been out for 1 hour. Employee moved to reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Area around soda nozzles at wait station soiled
  • 27-19-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink does not have enough water pressure to properly wash hands. Observed at hand wash sink in ware washing area
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottles containing yellow substance at ware washing area not labeled. Operator labeled bleach Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
  • 45-02-4:Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Observed at fire extinguisher in prep area near back door

Inspection Date: 8/30/2024

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 8/27/2024

  • 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic soup containers in bulk containers of sauces in front walk in cooler. Manager removed all cups. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 16-55-4:Basic - Dishmachine not washing/rinsing properly. Must wash, rinse and sanitize all dishware, equipment and utensils in three-compartment sink until dishmachine is functioning properly. Dishwasher not draining water between wash and rinse cycles and sanitizer pump operating with no chemical pumping through line. Warning
  • 13-07-4:Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Employee on cook line wearing watch. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Scoop handle touching ice in ice machine bin. Employee removed scoop from bin and properly hung. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 21-04-4:Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Wiping cloth under cutting board in back prep area. Warning
  • 25-02-4:Basic - Unwrapped single-service utensils not presented so that only the handles are touched. At expo line in kitchen containers of spoons and forks not properly sorted to have handles presented properly. Employee began to re-sort utensils. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 21-07-4:Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sushi counter sanitizer bucket reading 10ppm chlorine. Employee added bleach to correct to 100ppm chlorine. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Containers of sugar, salt, and msg at cook line prep table not labeled. 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. Dishmachine reading 0ppm chlorine after 3 attempts. Observed machine pump not operating properly. Warning
  • 12A-07-5:High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Employee put on new gloves and returned to cook line after handling raw shrimp without washing hands first. Reviewed proper procedures with employee and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In True reach in freezer by cook line, open case of raw lobster tails above container of individually wrapped precooked corn dogs. Manager rearranged items for proper separation. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1) In walk in cooler, tray of individual non commercial wrapped pieces of cut salmon above containers of curry sauces. Employee moved raw salmon down to lower shelf above whole raw salmon. 2) In cook line left fliptop lower cooler, container of raw shell eggs on shelf above container of chopped garlic. Employee inverted for proper separation. 3) In both sushi reach in coolers, containers of raw cut fish and prepared raw sushi rolls above bottled sauces and containers of ready to eat items. Employee rearranged both coolers for proper separation. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-20-5:High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in cooler, container of cut raw chicken on shelf above bus pan of bagged cut raw beef. Employee rearranged to put chicken on bottom shelf. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-09-4:High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee on cook line handled raw chicken breast and continued to handle multiple cooking utensils and plates without washing hands and changing gloves. Reviewed with manager and employee proper procedures and employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - 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. Tempura shrimp under heat lamp in front of kitchen listed as being held on time control - no time mark. Manager stated cooked about 2:00pm and added time mark to 5:00pm. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Warning
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit In cook line mini steam well units, red curry sauce (126F - Hot Holding); yellow curry sauce (109F - Hot Holding). Per employee both reheated on stove and moved to units just over two hrs ago. Employee removed to stove and reheated to above 165F for proper hot holding. Yellow curry (174F); red curry (178F). Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Raw items not properly marked to correspond to consumer advisory on printed menus. Employee began to mark items on menus. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 02C-02-5:Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple non commercial sauce containers in front walk in cooler missing date labels. Manager added date marks. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substance in spray bottle hanging above dish machine. Warning

Inspection Date: 6/4/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8686422

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 6/3/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8640856

  • 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. In storage room area, carbon dioxide tank left unsecured. Warning
  • 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee drinks not segregated from customer salads in 2 door glass front TRUE cooler. Warning
  • 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee back pack on shelving in dry storage room with food. Warning
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler (raw meat) observed bucket of raw chicken on floor. Repeat Violation Warning
  • 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Observed ice scoop in direct contact with ice machine surface. Warning
  • 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At hand sink behind front counter. Operator printed and placed hand wash sign at sink Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 12A-16-4:High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Operator garnished a bowl of food with cut green onions, no gloves or hand wash. Reviewed handwashing, operator washed hands and put on gloves Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed raw plastic wrapped fish over frozen ready to eat packages of eel in 2 door reach in freezer behind front counter. Operator inverted Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. 1) Kitchen flip top (right side); shredded cabbage (53F - Cold Holding): In unit less than 2 hrs, operator moved to walk in cooler. 2) Kitchen flip top (middle); raw beef (46F - Cold Holding): In unit less than 4 hrs, operator moved to reach in freezer. 3) Kitchen flip top (left side) Underneath; cooked chicken (47F - Cold Holding); bean sprouts (52F - Cold Holding); fresh garlic (48F - Cold Holding): In unit less than 2hrs, operator moved to walk in cooler. Per operator all foods not portioned or prepared today. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 03F-02-5:High Priority - 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. Sushi rice located behind front counter held under TPHC, no time mark. Operator labeled with appropriate time mark. Corrected On-Site Warning

Inspection Date: 3/26/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8375711

  • 24-05-4:Basic - Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Observed soup spoons not inverted at server station area. Operator inverted. Corrected On-Site
  • 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Observed expired license displayed. Operator printed current license. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed two boxes of frozen fish stored on floor at walk-in freezer. Operator placed on shelf. Corrected On-Site
  • 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in use scoop stored in standing water 79F. Operator removed water. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed portioned cheese cake not covered/wrapped at Glass Top Reach-in Freezer.
  • 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wipe cloths not stored in sanitizer solution between use, throughout. Operator placed cloths in sanitizer solution. Corrected On-Site
  • 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Observed working bins of sugar, salt, and flour not in original packaging not labeled throughout. Operator labeled with common name. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed cooked chicken, green onions, and raw frozen beef in direct contact with nonfood-grade takeout bags at walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler. Operator changed each to a food-grade bag. Corrected On-Site
  • 03B-01-6:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed curry sauce at 109F-129F hot held in steam table #1. Operator reheated curry sauce to 175F for hot holding. Corrected On-Site