DirtyFLRestaurant Inspection Data

BENIHANA

With 11 documented inspections, BENIHANA in MIRAMAR has achieved a 2.9/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.

Miramar Parkway
Miramar, Florida, 33027
Broward County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 11 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

Inspection Date: 8/12/2025

Inspection #: Visit ID: 13486871

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cleaning equipment storage rack in rear kitchen. Large metallic containers stacked wet, employee removed from piles. Corrected On-Site
  • 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocados stored on preparation area- bearing sticker - Employee removed to be wash.
  • 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Employee setting a customer cart, touched raw shrimps, then continue to setting the cart, touching clean utensils and cooked white rice, using same gloves, after manager instructed, employee discarded gloves, washed hands and put in new pair of gloves. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 1/28/2025

  • 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. Handle inside sugar, employee removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed cut watermelons on bar area, at room temperature, employee discarded at will. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside by back entrance area.
  • 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Two jars inside sink, employee removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Bar area, employee provided. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 12/16/2024

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 12/16/2024

  • 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Prep station- salad bowls stacked wet, employee removed. Corrected On-Site
  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Broke. Door handle from ice cream chest freezer.
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. -bar area -sushi station -dishwasher area.
  • 36-01-4:Basic - Floor not cleaned when the least amount of food is exposed. Repeat Violation
  • 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Old food residues under storage racks inside walk in freezer.
  • 29-08-4:Basic - Plumbing system in disrepair. Floor Drain -bar area -Sushi station Plummer is working on drains at the time of inspection
  • 29-19-4:Basic - Standing water in floor drain/floor drain draining very slowly. In front of salad flip top- prep are, slow drain in hand wash sink
  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. -under triple sink -dishwasher area.

Inspection Date: 10/12/2024

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 10/11/2024

  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. -Dining room area, below customers tables and seats. -Bar area -Front counter facing sushi station -kitchen area Warning
  • 28-26-5:High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. -bar area -sushi station -4 drains in kitchen area, -2 drains in dishwasher area. -outside of back entrance door by the grease trap Can not be isolated. Observed employee stepping on sewage. One employee peeling raw shrimps Warning

Inspection Date: 10/2/2024

  • 24-07-4:Basic - Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Large cooking pot stored on floor, under prep table in prep area. Employee removed to be wash. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 36-22-4:Basic - Floor area(s) covered with standing water. Dishwasher area and prep station, employee cleaned and dried floor Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 10-02-4:Basic - In-use utensil not stored on a clean portion of food preparation or cooking equipment. Two knives under soiled shel table. Employee removed. Corrected On-Site 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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 00ppm) Warning
  • 29-34-4:High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Outside, by dumpsters, hose connected to faucet. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Quaternary sanitizer test strips Warning

Inspection Date: 5/20/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8676788

  • 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. TRUE- Two doors reach in cooler-not keeping tCS foods to cold holding temperatures of 41 or below
  • 21-08-4:Basic - Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer Bucket (Quaternary 00ppm), employee made new solution, quaternary sanitizer at 300 ppm Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food not prep or portioned today. True cooler- garlic butter (60F - Cold Holding), per manager food moved fro walk in cooler, less than 4 hours, employee moved TCS foods from reach in cooler and placed back inside walk in cooler. For a quick chill, **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
  • 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Written plan is I completed, missing list of TCS food in time procedures.

Inspection Date: 1/24/2024

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8536306

  • 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. Prep carts has garlic butter uncover, Employee placed covers Corrected On-Site
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food not prep or portioned today. shrimps (50F - Cold Holding), per manager food held less than 4 hours, ice bath container for a quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken**
  • 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. Sushi rice, per Chef 0n time at 1:00 pm, employee place time label. Corrected On-Site

Inspection Date: 10/30/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8535238

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

Inspection Date: 10/24/2023

Inspection #: Visit ID: 8353970

  • 29-11-4:Basic - Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Sushi bar- hand wash sink Warning
  • 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Nasal spray bottle on front counter- bar area, manager removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
  • 22-57-6:High Priority - Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. After 3er. Attempt. Warning
  • 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Food not prep or portioned today. -TRUE- Two doors reach in cooler-garlic butter (51F -Cold holding);butter blend (50F - Cold Holding), per operator food moved from walk in cooler to reach in cooler, less than 4 hours, employee moved back all containers of butter, placed on walk in freezer for a quick chill. **Corrective Action Taken** Warning
  • 16-62-1:Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Manager on duty does not have hot water temperature measuring device or thermo labels. Warning