BENIHANA

Miramar Parkway
Miramar, Florida, 33027
Broward County County

Overall Food Safety Rating

★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 10 health inspection reports

All Inspection Reports

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

  • 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: 12/16/2024

  • N/A:No Violations Were Observed

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