WASABI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE
203 West Alexander Street
Florida, 33563
Hillsborough County County
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★☆☆☆ (2.3/5)
Based on 3 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 3/17/2025
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 3/17/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 3/13/2025
High Priority
3
Intermediate
1
Basic
3
Total
7
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 21-05-5:Basic - Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Observed towel in container of sushi rice. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed buckets of sauces, stored on the floor in the walk-in cooler. Cases and pans of portioned frozen salmon stored on floor in walk in freezer. **Warning**
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw shrimp thawing in three compartment sink in standing water **Warning**
- 09-01-4:High Priority - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed employee grating radish with no gloves on at sushi station. Manager stopped employee and put gloves on. **Warning**
- 28-26-5:High Priority - Observed wastewater backing up through floor drains. There are three hand sinks at the front sushi bar. The far right hand washing sink at sushi bar and far left bar hand sink floor drains were backing up when water is running. Middle hand sink in sushi bar was not backing up, so employees still have access to wash their hands at the bar. Manager was able to clean and sanitize floor, and block off the two sinks. All other floor drains and sinks are running fine and no other areas are backing up. **Corrected On-Site** **Admin Complaint**
- 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. Sushi rice. Manager time marked **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
- 31B-03-4:Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Far right and middle hand sink at sushi bar. Manager put soap. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Food safety inspection conducted on 3/13/2025 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic).
Inspection on 12/3/2024
High Priority
3
Intermediate
2
Basic
2
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 31B-04-4:Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At server hand sink
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed visibly soiled toys attached to squirt bottles on hibachi carts. **Repeat Violation**
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Walk in cooler cooked rice (57F - Cooling since 8:30pm, time taken 12:15pm following day).
- 01B-02-5:High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Walk in cooler: cooked rice (57F - Cooling since 8:30pm, time taken 12:15pm following day).
- 41-10-4:High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Cans of cleaning powder on cook line next to vinegar. Spray bottle of cleaner on rack by bin of salt. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Server hand sink blocked by cart. Manager removed **Corrected On-Site**
- 05-08-4:Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products.
Food safety inspection conducted on 12/3/2024 revealed 7 total violations (3 high priority, 2 intermediate, 2 basic).