SUMI JAPANESE CUISINE
829-831 SOUTH 19 STATE ROAD
Overall Food Safety Rating
★½☆☆☆ (1.8/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 1/24/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
3
Basic
9
Total
14
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cup used as scoop in bulk rice container.
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Three carbon dioxide tanks not stored secured by soda dispenser. Repeat Violation
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining dry storage shelves for bottled drinks. Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on flip top reach in cooler cutting board. Employee relocated the beverage. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees jacket and bag over seaweed for soups in dry storage. Operator relocated personal items. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Jugs of fryer oil and soy sauce on floor of kitchen. In walk in freezer box of beef stored on the floor. Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Cook line hood filters with grease build up, per operator cleaning scheduled. Walk in cooler door gasket with mold like substance build up. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Shared dumpster lid open.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Multiple wet wiping cloths on food prep counters and cutting boards. Repeat Violation
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Plastic grocery bags used in direct contact to store frozen raw ground beef.
- 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 the reach in freezer non commercially packaged raw crabs over commercially packaged ready to eat cake. Operator relocated the cake. In the walk in cooler raw shrimp over ready to eat sauce. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink at front counter used to store cloths for cleaning tables. Repeat Violation
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. No soap at hand wash sink in to go bagging area.
- 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. In the walk in cooler, Krab cheese mix from previous day and cooked chicken from the previous day with no product date marking. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 1/24/2025 revealed 14 total violations (2 high priority, 3 intermediate, 9 basic).
Inspection on 8/1/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
4
Basic
8
Total
15
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. At wait station in kitchen, ice machine interior has black mold-like substance on deflection plate and side. Repeat Violation
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Walk-in freezer, inside of door handle has build up.
- 51-11-4:Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. At side storage rack in kitchen, multiple tanks not secured. Operator placed chain around tanks to rack. Corrected On-Site
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. In kitchen dry storage area, cardboard used to line shelves with bottled beverages. Repeat Violation
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floors, walls and/or ceilings soiled/has accumulation of debris. At cook line, floor under equipment has grease build up. At cook line, hood system has grease build up. At mop sink, wall soiled.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. At handwash sink by cook line/triple sinks, 2 cases of oil in floor. In kitchen storage area, rice and sweet seasoning stored on floor. In walk-in cooler, multiple sauce containers stored on floor. In walk-in freezer, multiple food items stored on floor. Operator moved all items off floor. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. At cook line, reach-in cooler gaskets have build up. At cook line, hood filters have grease build up. At cook line food pickup station, green rack has build up of residue and dust. Repeat Violation
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. At cook line, multiple wet towels on counters. Repeat Violation
- 12A-25-4:High Priority - Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. At cook line food pickup station, waitress touched face then picked up plate of food without washing hands.
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, raw beef stored over rehydrated noodles. At sushi bar in reach-in cooler, raw spicy tuna stored over spicy krab. Operator moved items to proper levels, Corrected On-Site
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At wait station in kitchen, tofu (47F - Cold Holding).
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. At handwash sink by cook line/triple sinks, 2 cases of oil stored in front of sink. Operator moved oil. Corrected On-Site
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At handwash sink by cook line/triple sinks, plastic jug stored in sink. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. At handwash sink by cook line/triple sinks, no paper towels. Operator supplied during inspection. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 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. On cook line, in bottom section of reach-in cooler, noodles prepared sometime yesterday, not dated. In walk-in cooler, cooked chicken prepared sometime yesterday, not dated.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/1/2024 revealed 15 total violations (3 high priority, 4 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 4/11/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/11/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/8/2024
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
11
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 22-20-5:Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Mold like substance in the corner of the bulk ice bin on the deflector plate. Operator cleaned and sanitized the bulk ice bin. Corrected On-Site
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cup used as a scoop in the bulk rice bag. Operator removed the portion cup. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 14-45-4:Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard lining dry storage shelf used to stored beverage bottles.
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage stored on top shelf of the flip top reach in cooler on the cook line. Operator relocated the employee beverages. Corrected On-Site
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone, wallet and keys over open container of kelp. Operator asked employee to relocate the personal items. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the shelf over the three compartment sink,McLean containers stacked while wet.
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Boxes of mayo stored on the floor under the warewashing area. Boxes of food stored on the floor of the walk in freezer.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Build up of mold like substance on the walk in cooler door gasket. Repeat Violation
- 33-16-4:Basic - Open dumpster lid. Dumpster lid left open.
- 25-32-4:Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Single service plastic jug, cut to be used as a scoop stored on bulk products by the hand wash sink.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth ps stored on cutting board of the reach in cooler on the main cook line and sushi bar counter. Discussed with operator using sanitizer buckets and correct storage of sanitizer buckets. **Corrective Action Taken** Repeat Violation
- 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. At time of inspection chlorine dish machine at 0ppm chlorine. Operator replaced the sanitizer jug for the dishmachine and set up the three compartment sink to 100ppm. **Corrective Action Taken** 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 the stand up reach in freezer by the entrance to the kitchen from the front counter, raw tuna and crab over krab rangoons and spring rolls. Employee rearranged the storage shelves. In the walk in freezer, raw scallops over krab rangoons. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink between the cook line and three compartment sink used to store jug of cleaner. Operator relocated the jug to make the sink accessible. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No paper towels at hand wash sink between the cook line and the three compartment sink, operator provided paper towels. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/8/2024 revealed 15 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 11 basic).
Inspection on 8/21/2023
High Priority
7
Intermediate
3
Basic
5
Total
15
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Several items with bowls with no handle used as scoop.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving at food staging area, shelving below food staging area, exterior of oven with food debris buildup.
- 35B-03-4:Basic - Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Self closer missing from back door.
- 42-03-5:Basic - Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Tools stored observed shelf under breading station. Observed breading containers and oil on shelf.
- 21-12-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed multiple wiping cloths not stored in sanitizing solution. Person in charge made solution and moved cloths to bucket. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 41-07-4:High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Container of medicine stored on shelf above prep area. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation Admin Complaint
- 01B-01-4:High Priority - Dented/rusted cans present. See stop sale. Observed one can of ketchup and one can of applesauce with multiple dents along seam.
- 12A-12-4:High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Observed employee batter raw shrimp with gloved hands, then handle cooked spring roll without handwash. Person in charge discarded. Employee removed gloves and washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 08B-56-4:High Priority - Food stored in ice used for drinks. Observed container of lemons stored in drink ice in kitchen. Person in charge removed. Corrected On-Site
- 22-45-4:High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee rinse mallet in triple sink after using on raw shrimp, then utilized the same utensil on raw chicken. Then rinsed again without sanitizing and hand back to employee to utilize for shrimp again. Person in charge intervened and had operator run mallet through dishmachine. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 01B-03-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to adulteration of food product. Observed employee use mallet on raw shrimp, then utilize same mallet without sanitizing on raw chicken. Also, observed employee handle raw shrimp, then cooked spring without washing hands. Person in charge discarded chicken and spring rolls.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Dumplings stored in bag above fill line at 53F. Person in charge moved to drawers below. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Items stored in hand wash sink by triple sink. Items were removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Missing papertowels from hand wash sink by triple sink. Person in charge provided. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle containing red chemical unlabeled.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/21/2023 revealed 15 total violations (7 high priority, 3 intermediate, 5 basic).