KOTOBUKI ASIAN CUISINE
145 HILDEN RD STE 106
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★½☆☆ (2.9/5)
Based on 5 health inspection reports
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Inspection on 4/22/2025
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 4/22/2025 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 4/22/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
7
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-24-4:Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers. Multiple. Soiled exterior of microwave.
- 24-06-4:Basic - Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Single service containers stored in soiled foil tray.
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee jacket by single service. Rear kitchen.
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Soiled floors. Kitchen , frontline.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled exterior of multiple food containers. Soiled Counters and shelves at kitchen.
- 16-48-4:Basic - Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food debris on exterior of cleaned mixing bowl. Dry rack.
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Single service containers stored under plumbing. Rear Hand Wash Sink.
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/22/2025 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 2/19/2025
High Priority
2
Intermediate
2
Basic
4
Total
8
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 08B-47-4:Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Bulk containers of sugar and msg sitting on rack that is sitting directly on floor in back storage area.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Side of fryer on cook line. Around exterior door frame of reach in cooler at sushi bar. Exterior of lids of bulk containers of sugar,salt, and msg in storage area. Repeat Violation
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. Boxes of to go containers behind booth in dining area on floor, boxes moved. Corrected On-Site
- 06-01-5:Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen shrimp thawing in standing water in hand wash sink at sushi bar, shrimp moved to display cooler. Corrected On-Site
- 08A-02-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw fish, removed from original packaging, stored over bags of cooked eggs, removed from original packaging, and packages of krab sticks in reach in freezer chest in back corner of storage area in kitchen, fish moved. Also raw fish and raw fish eggs stored over various sauces in reach in cooler at sushi bar. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw fish eggs (54F - Cold Holding) sitting out on counter at sushi bar, per operator eggs where taken out of cooler less then 30 minutes prior, eggs put back in cooler **Corrective Action Taken**
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Frozen shrimp thawing in standing water in hand wash sink at sushi bar, shrimp moved to display cooler. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Neptune Roll Giant Spider Roll Cat Women Roll Ocean Roll Warning
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/19/2025 revealed 8 total violations (2 high priority, 2 intermediate, 4 basic).
Inspection on 6/5/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
2
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 36-73-4:Basic - Floor/wall soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under fryers is soiled. Wall at dishmachine pre-rinse area is soiled.
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils and rice spoon by rice warmers in standing water at 84F. Operator removed water. Also, ice scoop laying in ice at soda machine. Operator moved to proper storage. Corrected On-Site
- 22-08-4:Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interiors of toaster ovens in sushi area have food debris accumulation.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fronts of fryers and stoves with grease build up. Flip top reach in cooler and far right reach in cooler by back exit have soiled gaskets. Top of dishmachine has build up. Container holding uncooked rice has soiled exterior and exterior lid. Exterior of toaster ovens in sushi area are soiled. Repeat Violation
- 21-03-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Wiping cloth solution in dishroom has soap and bleach mixed together.operator discarded solution and replaced with bleach only solution. Repeat Violation
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Metal scrub pad in hand wash sink I sushi area. Operator removed scrub pad. Corrected On-Site
- 53B-09-4:Intermediate - Required employee training provided by a third-party employee training program and operator unable to provide original certificate for employees trained. Employee food handler certificate for Eiko M is a photocopy.
Food safety inspection conducted on 6/5/2024 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 2 intermediate, 5 basic).
Inspection on 8/18/2023
High Priority
1
Intermediate
1
Basic
5
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic portion cup stored inside of bulk cornstarch. Operator removed the portion cup. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. On the storage shelf over the three compartment sink, clean metal containers stacked while wet. Operator unstacked the metal containers. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Flip top reach in cooler on the cook line and sushi bar reach in cooler door gaskets have build up of mold like substance. Toaster oven at the sushi bar counter has build up of debris on the front exterior door and knob of the toaster.
- 08B-39-4:Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Unwashed avocados at the sushi bar counter with sticker still attached to cut avocado.
- 21-03-4:Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together. Soap and chlorine bleach mixed together as sanitizer at 0ppm chlorine. Operator discarded the sanitizer solution to remake the solution. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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 on the main cook line, plastic wrapped chicken and beef over plastic wrapped tempura ice cream. Operator rearranged reach in freezer storage levels. In the standup reach in freezer in the back storage area, raw tuna and salmon in plastic wrap over commercially sealed edamame. Operator switched the storage levels of the standup reach in freezer. Corrected On-Site
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Two nozzle on the waitstation soda dispenser have mold like substance on the top of the nozzles. Repeat Violation
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/18/2023 revealed 7 total violations (1 high priority, 1 intermediate, 5 basic).