KAWA SUSHI
1475 Palm Coast Parkway Northwest
Palm Coast, Florida, 32137
Flagler County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★☆☆☆☆ (1.0/5)
Based on 2 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/4/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
8
Total
12
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dishwasher has food debris inside. **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Open soda and candy in reach in cooler. Person in charge removed both. **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. Phone above food preparation area. Person in charge moved phone. **Corrected On-Site**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Soy sauce and oil on floor. Person in charge moved both to store properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 14-13-4:Basic - Food-contact surface not smooth and easily cleanable. Establishment has a drill on top of canned goods. Person in charge removed drill. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave has food debris inside. Person in charge wiped clean. **Corrected On-Site**
- 16-46-4:Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Establishment has containers with seaweed labeled with food inside. Establishment is re-using containers. Person in charge disposed of containers **Corrective Action Taken**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Pot stickers thawing in hand washing sink. Person in charge removed pot stickers and placed in reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **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. Dish machine is at 10ppm. Tested it several times. **Warning**
- 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 beef over scallops. Person in charge moved scallops. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12A-03-4:Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Observed cook wash his hands in 2 compartment sink. Addressed and cook washed hands in hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand washing sink was blocked with pot stickers. Person in charge removed and cleared sink. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/4/2025 revealed 12 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 8 basic).
Inspection on 9/3/2024
High Priority
6
Intermediate
4
Basic
10
Total
20
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 16-03-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Inside of dish washer has food debris inside. **Repeat Violation**
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. To go containers used to scoop flour/sugar. Person in charge removed containers. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-71-4:Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used to line reach in cooler gaskets.
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. All 3 door gaskets on reach in cooler on cook line are torn
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Coconut milk and soy sauce on floor. Person in charge picked both up and stored correctly. **Corrected On-Site**
- 10-20-4:Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. 3 pairs of tongs hanging from oven door. Person in charge removed all tongs. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 12B-13-4:Basic - Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Gatorade in reach in cooler on bottom shelf.
- 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 by flour and sugar. Person in charge moved tools. **Corrected On-Site**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing at room temperature. Still frozen. Person in charge placed into walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Salt/sugar not labeled. Person in charge labeled **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. Observed person begin work and not wash hands first. Stopped him and he washed hands and placed gloves on. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-22-4:High Priority - Medicine not labeled properly. Personal medicine above reach in cooler. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-86-1:High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Salmon wrapped in paper towels non food grade **Repeat Violation**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler raw beef over washed carrots. In chest freezer in back raw beef over eel. Person in charge moved eel to bottom shelf and moved beef to another freezer. **Corrected On-Site**
- 01B-13-4:High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Salmon wrapped in paper towels.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cookline; Shrimp 74F; ( - Cold Holding). Per owner shrimp in tempura batter sits there until it's fried. Addressed immediately and person placed shrimp in reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 02C-03-5:Intermediate - Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream in reach in cooler not dated. Person in charge dated yesterday am. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 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. Emailed to operator during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand washing sink is inaccessible due to scrub brushes inside. Person in charge removed all. **Corrected On-Site**
- 41-04-4:Intermediate - Toxic substance/chemical on premise that is not required for the operation of establishment. Bug spray in back area next to soda cans. Person in charge removed bug spray. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 9/3/2024 revealed 20 total violations (6 high priority, 4 intermediate, 10 basic).