OSAKA JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE
16078 San Carlos Boulevard
Fort Myers, Florida, 33908
Lee County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.5/5)
Based on 6 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 5/10/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8629638
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 3/11/2024
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8365659
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Two red tanks near rear exit door. Tanks secured. Corrected On-Site
- 50-09-4:Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. License displayed expired 06/01/2023.
- 08B-49-4:Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee container of applesauce in flip top cooler with food items served to public. Container discarded. Corrected On-Site
- 13-03-4:Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Sushi cook in sushi bar preparing food. Cook placed hat on. Corrected On-Site
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls, and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under bar top. Floor in server area by kitchen. Floor under cooking equipment in kitchen. Floor in back dry storage area. Wall under bar top. Wall under dish machine. Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. In walk in cooler, large white bucket of sauce stored on floor. Sauce moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs on handle for fryer on cook line in kitchen. Tongs moved. Corrected On-Site
- 10-01-5:Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Ice scoop in ice bin in server station. Ice scoop in ice machine near server station. Both scoops moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Hand washing sink in women's restroom in dining area. Manager says he has sign and will post. Corrected On-Site
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Storage areas below drink station in server station. Gaskets for multiple reach in coolers/freezers. Mop sink area. Repeat Violation
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of plastic soufflé cups on floor in back kitchen storage area. Cups moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site
- 12A-13-4:High 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. Server clearing dirty guest dishes, placed dirty dishes in bus tub in server area, and immediately handled clean plates and silverware without washing hands. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 35A-02-6:High Priority - Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Two live flies under sink in server station near kitchen.
- 08A-08-5:High Priority - Raw animal food stored in same container as ready-to-eat food. In flip top cooler on cook line, raw shelled eggs stored in same container with ready to eat margarine. Items moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 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. In walk in freezer, opened containers of raw-ready to eat roe stored over packaged ready to eat shrimp. Items moved and stored correctly. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 01B-14-4:High Priority - Shell eggs in use or stored with cracks or broken shells. See stop sale. One cracked shell egg in flip top cooler on cook line. Egg discarded.
- 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. In bar area, bin of ice used for drinks with container of limes stored inside. Ice discarded.
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Server washed hands in triple sink in kitchen. Manager coached employee on proper hand washing procedures. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 11-27-4:Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. No written plan available. Inspector emailed Form 5030-104 (Clean Up Instructions for Vomitting/Diarrhea). **Corrective Action Taken**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple white cutting boards stored in prep area. Manager moved boards to dish area. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Hand washing sink in sushi bar. Hand washing sink in dish machine area. Hand washing sink in server area. Towels provided. Corrected On-Site
- 53B-05-5:Intermediate - Required employee training expired for all employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. All training records are expired. Warning
Inspection Date: 12/5/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8563408
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Inspection Date: 12/1/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8514657
- 35A-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach in corner of dining room by hibachi grill near bathrooms. Approximately 6 dead roaches in hand wash sinks and cabinets under hand wash stations in dining area next to hibachi grills, operator bang to clean up all dead roaches during inspection. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-02: No dead roaches observed in establishment. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-01: No dead roaches observed in establishment. **Time Extended**
- 36-24-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Holes in walls in cabinets under hand wash station in dining area near hibachi grills. Hole in wall under row of chairs in hallway leading to bathrooms. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-02: Operator still needs time to fix the larger holes at bottom of cabinets in hand wash station in dining area and hole in wall by bathrooms, operator states they will have to call for maintenance. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2023-12-01: Large holes still present around establishment, per operator they are trying to get a permit for remodeling and have not closed the holes up yet, operator states they can have holes sealed up by Monday. **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 10/2/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8513258
- 35A-03-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach in corner of dining room by hibachi grill near bathrooms. Approximately 6 dead roaches in hand wash sinks and cabinets under hand wash stations in dining area next to hibachi grills, operator bang to clean up all dead roaches during inspection. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-02: No dead roaches observed in establishment. **Time Extended**
- 36-24-5:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Holes in walls in cabinets under hand wash station in dining area near hibachi grills. Hole in wall under row of chairs in hallway leading to bathrooms. Repeat Violation Warning - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-02: Operator still needs time to fix the larger holes at bottom of cabinets in hand wash station in dining area and hole in wall by bathrooms, operator states they will have to call for maintenance. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspection Date: 9/29/2023
Inspection #: Visit ID: 8511586
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In multiple containers of flour, rice, and soy sauce throughout kitchen, operator removed containers.
- 35A-03-4:Basic - Dead roaches on premises. 1 dead roach in corner of dining room by hibachi grill near bathrooms. Approximately 6 dead roaches in hand wash sinks and cabinets under hand wash stations in dining area next to hibachi grills, operator bang to clean up all dead roaches during inspection. Repeat Violation Warning
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor/walls/ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors under cook line in kitchen. Floors under all hibachi grills in dining room. Floors under crates in back storage area in kitchen. Walls behind equipment on cook line. Walls around hibachi grills in dining area. Floor in walk in freezer. Wall under sink at bar area. Repeat Violation
- 14-13-4:Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Thin metal knife sleeves on carts in dining room. Repeat Violation
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Holes in walls in cabinets under hand wash station in dining area near hibachi grills. Hole in wall under row of chairs in hallway leading to bathrooms. Repeat Violation Warning
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of fryers and grills on cook line in kitchen. Surfaces between hibachi grills and table in dining area. Soda gun holster at bar area.
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Two pitchers with sugar in window in kitchen.
- 22-39-4:High Priority - Chlorine sanitizer in sanitation bucket not at proper minimum strength. Sanitation bucket next to hand wash station in server area reading 0ppm, operator remade to 100ppm Corrected On-Site
- 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 fish, removed from original packaging, stored over soup in walk in freezer. Raw fish, removed from original packaging, stored over seaweed salad in walk in freezer. Bags of raw chicken and raw beef, both removed from original packaging, stored mixed in with bags of noodles in walk in freezer. Also raw fish stored over bucket of soy sauce in walk in cooler. Also raw pork stored over cut cucumbers in walk in cooler. Operator began to rearrange all items during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw salmon (46F - Cold Holding); raw scallops (45F - Cold Holding) in reach in cooler near walk in cooler in kitchen, per operator cooler has been consistently opened for less the 1 hour, both retemps below 41F. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No soap or papaer towels at hand wash station next to dish machine, employee corrected during inspection. Corrected On-Site