Wasabi Aisian Buffet, 1014 Margaret St #1, Jacksonville, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



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Name: WASABI AISIAN BUFFET
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 1014 Margaret St #1, Jacksonville, FL 32204
License #: 2613573
Total inspections: 19
Last inspection: 5/17/2012

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  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on site. 1 dead. COS.
5/17/2012Complaint PartialCall Back - Complied
  • Violation: 24-08-1 Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Above three comp sink
  • Critical - Violation: 35A-03-1 Observed approximately 10-15 dead roaches on premises.-under dish machine, inside mop sink;under three comp sink CB 5/16/12- 6 dead roaches on dry storage shelf; 1 dead at sushi bar
  • Critical - Violation: 35A-04-1 Observed rodent activity as evidenced by rodent droppings found.4droppings-under cooler 2 door-by swinging door-moist; 4 dried droppings found in sushi bar area on lid on cart;20 droppings found under reach in cooler at sushi bar. CB 5/16/12 found 2 soft on condiment cart on cookline; 3 under dish machine; 5-6 droppings on dry storage shelf in kitchen and 5-6 inside the back of the reachin cooler at sushi area.
5/16/2012Complaint PartialCall Back - Admin. complaint recommended
  • Critical - Observed dead roaches on premises. 6 dead roaches found on dry storage shelf; 1 dead roach at sushi bar;1 dead roach inside electrical panel
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found 6-8 under bulk tub on dry storage shelf
  • Critical - Observed rodent activity as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 2 soft droppings noted on condiment cart on cookline ;3 droppings under dish machine; 5-6 droppings on dry storage shelf in kitchen; 5-6 inside the back of the reachin cooler at sushi area; 10 droppings on shelf at prep table by dish machine.
5/16/2012Complaint PartialAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Above three comp sink
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink.-cook line-shutoff do to leak
  • Critical - Observed approximately 10-15 dead roaches on premises.-under dish machine, inside mop sink;under three comp sink
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface.-heavy grease dripping inside fryer doors and under flat top on cookline and light fixtures in hood
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water.- floor has several areas uneven and low lying and water pools/sits on floors
  • Observed food debris accumulated on kitchen floor.-back along floor/wall juncture grease,food and trash debris
  • Critical - Observed rodent activity as evidenced by rodent droppings found.4droppings-under cooler 2 door-by swinging door-moist; 4 dried droppings found in sushi bar area on lid on cart;20 droppings found under reach in cooler at sushi bar.
  • Salad bar/buffet plates/bowls not properly protected or inverted to prevent contamination.
5/15/2012Complaint PartialWarning Issued
  • Critical - Violation: 28-14-1 Observed evidence of mop/cleaning waste water dumped onto ground. When kitchen is cleaned at night, water runs out of back door. Floor cleaner being pushed out of rear door, as part of cleaning process. Discussed with owner.
  • Violation: 36-11-1 Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Numerous cracked tiles with grout missing, in rear kitchen area by dishmachine and back preperation table
5/10/2012Complaint FullEmergency Order Callback Time Extension
  • Critical - Violation: 28-14-1 Observed evidence of mop/cleaning waste water dumped onto ground. When kitchen is cleaned at night, water runs out of back door. Floor cleaner being pushed out of rear door, as part of cleaning process. Discussed with owner.
  • Violation: 36-11-1 Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Numerous cracked tiles with grout missing, in rear kitchen area by dishmachine and back preperation table
  • Violation: 36-22-1 Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor in front of handsink on cookline, nearest kitchen backdoor.
5/10/2012Complaint FullEmergency Order Callback Not Complied
  • No Violations Were Observed
5/9/2012Routine - FoodAdmin. Complaint Callback Complied
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
  • Critical - Cold holding equipment incapable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at proper temperatures. Make table cooler on cookline by handsink all food temped at 51F. Ambiant thermometer at 48-49F
  • Critical - Cooked potentially hazardous food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Container of rice cooked previous evening and placed in plastic container with tightly fitted plastic wrap, at 48-57. Owner discarded.
  • Floors not maintained smooth and durable. Numerous cracked tiles with grout missing, in rear kitchen area by dishmachine and back preperation table
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. At end of cookline Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee hand wash sink. At handsink on cookline nearest backdoor.
  • Critical - No conspicuously located thermometer in holding unit. Small reachin opposite fryers
  • Critical - Observed evidence of mop/cleaning waste water dumped onto ground. When kitchen is cleaned at night, water runs out of back door. Floor cleaner being pushed out of rear door, as part of cleaning process. Discussed with owner.
  • Observed floor area(s) covered with standing water. Floor in front of handsink on cookline, nearest kitchen backdoor.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Pan of jello, bag of potatoes, and food bucket in walkin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Cook filled up container from cookline handsink
  • Observed hole in wall. Numerous holes in kitchen wall, near where rodent droppings observed
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Trays of raw eggs stored over cabbage and celery in walkin cooler
  • Critical - Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. 3 doored glass doored reachin cooler.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken, shrimp, beef, and cooked clams at 51F in make table cooler on cookline, next to handsink.
  • Critical - Observed roach activity as evidenced by live roaches found Observed 20-30 live roaches by soda fountain boxes on dry storage shelf opposite walkin freezer. When boxes moved, roaches ran everywhere on shelf and into boxes Observed 8-10 live roaches on shelf above handsink on cookline. Observed 3-4 live roaches in box of to-go cups, which was on shelf on cookline.
  • Critical - Observed rodent activity as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed aprox 50-60 rodent droppings on and below soda fountain boxes at rear bathroom, back door area. Also observed droppings in side of half filled soda fountain boxes. Droppings seem to be a mixture of fresh and dry. Observed rodent droppings under krates by cookline handsink nearest dishmachine. Observed 8-10 fresh rodent droppings on shelf above make table coolers, on cookline.
  • Critical - Observed unlabeled spray bottle. One spray bottle of blue liquid (glass cleaner) not labled, in server area of restaurant
  • Critical - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous food due to temperature abuse (see Stop Sale Notice).
5/9/2012Complaint FullEmergency order recommended
  • Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Plastic cup in soy sauce bucket Repeat Violation.
  • Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. On condenser fan covers in walkin cooler.
  • Clean utensils or equipment stored in dirty drawer or rack. Utensils in container with debris build up in bottom. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Dead roaches on premises. One dead on shelf at end of cookline. Discarded on site
  • Critical - Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the food was not immediately heated as a sole ingredient to 145F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature for bare hand contact. Cook chopping cabbage. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. In back kitchen area.
  • In-use knife/cleaver/spatula stored between pieces of equipment. Knife on cookline . Corrected On Site.
  • In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Innwater at 84F on cookline
  • In-use utensil used with moist food stored in running water with insufficient velocity to flush food particles away. On buffet by ice cream section. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - No vacuum breaker on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Needed after splitter on non-chemical side before orange hose is attachec.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Items in walkin cooler at 46-47F.
  • Critical - Potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. Sheet pans of frozen chicken. Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food in walk-in cooler. Container of shrimp and flats of eggs stored over produce, in walkin cooler. Repeat Violation.
  • Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair Starting to tear on make table coolers
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Containers of fried chicken and other cooked products in walkin cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Walk-in cooler not maintaining potentially hazardous food at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Do not store potentially hazardous food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Food in walkin cooler temped at 47-48F. Ambiant thermometer at 45-48F. Owner tweaked condenser settings, and before end of inspection ambiant thermometer reading below 41. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Re-using soy sauce buckets for sauces. Only two re-labeled, other 5-6 not labeled. Repeat Violation. Corrected On Site.
2/29/2012Routine - FoodAdministrative complaint recommended
  • Critical - Violation: 09-01-1 Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Plastic cup in salt bin Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 14-31-1 Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Cloth under cutting board on cookline Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 14-31-1 Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Plastic container cut and used as a scoop for rice
12/6/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Cloth under cutting board on cookline Repeat Violation.
  • Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Plastic container cut and used as a scoop for rice
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. On cookline Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - No Certified Food Manager for establishment. Card expired
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Hood filters Repeat Violation. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed expired Food Manager Certification. Expired 6/11
  • Critical - Observed food being cooled by nonapproved method. Sausage cooling in reachin cooler in container with tight fitted plastic wrap Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Bag of potatoes on walkin cooler floor. Buckets of soy sauce and sush ginger on floor in dry storage area
  • Critical - Observed improper horizontal separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Raw shell eggs stored behind RTE vegtables in make table cooler. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food. Plastic cup in salt bin Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Trays of raw egs stored over RTE foods in walkin cooler. Container of aw chicken stored over RTE vegtables in reachin cooler Corrected On Site. Repeat Violation.
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic in oil 87F. Manager discarded
  • Critical - Observed potentially hazardous food thawed at room temperature. Frozen fish at sushi counter Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked. Fried chicken and pork in walkin
  • Critical - Required consumer advisory for raw/undercooked animal food not provided. Take out menu raw items not indicated
  • Critical - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Soy sauce buckets re-used for sauces, not labled
9/23/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Violation: 14-32-1 Observed establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Wooden paddles used for rice, and wooden sushi mats. Plastic sushi mats now required
  • Violation: 14-51-1 Observed nonfood-grade bagss used for food storage. Take out/grocery store bags with Krab sticks in, and raw chicken in walkin freezer Repeat Violation.
  • Violation: 23-05-1 Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Door handle to walkin cooler
  • Violation: 24-08-1 Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Sheet pans wet nesting
4/5/2011Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By backdoor. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Chlorine 0ppm. Chemical sanitizer container empty. Manager switched to new container. Corrected On Site.
  • Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried. Sheet pans wet nesting
  • Critical - Hand wash sink lacking proper hand drying provisions. Both kitchen handsinks
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Handsink near dishmachine area
  • Critical - No handwashing sign provided at a handsink used by food employees. At handsinks in restooms and kitchen
  • Critical - Nonexempt fish has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be served cooked or discarded. Using fresh salmon and freezing on premisis.
  • Critical - Observed an open beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Behind sushi counter
  • Observed build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. On hood filtets
  • Critical - Observed buildup of dirt in the interior of ice machine. Interior top
  • Critical - Observed cloth used as a food-contact surface. Cloth under cutting board
  • Observed establishment using wood (other than a hard, close-grained wood) as a food-contact surface. Wooden paddles used for rice, and wooden sushi mats. Plastic sushi mats now required
  • Critical - Observed food or drink stored in ice used for drinks. Container of milk in icemachine Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food stored on floor. Boxes of shrimp on walkin freezer floor
  • Observed gaskets with dirt build-up. Make table coolers
  • Critical - Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense food that is not ready-to-eat. Cup in rice bin Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods. Throughout walkin cooler, raw meats stored over cooked foods Repeat Violation.
  • Observed nonfood-grade bagss used for food storage. Take out/grocery store bags with Krab sticks in, and raw chicken in walkin freezer Repeat Violation.
  • Observed residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Door handle to walkin cooler
  • Critical - Observed soil buildup inside ice bin. Interior back at top, in server area
  • Observed utensils stored in crevices between equipment. Knife stored between make table cooler andbprep table
  • Observed walk-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair.
2/1/2011Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • No Violations Were Observed
9/27/2010Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.INSIDE WALKIN FREEZER AND COOLER cooked foods /chicken /egg rolls.
  • Critical. Observed improper vertical separation of raw animal foods and ready-to-eat foods.WAlkIN coolers .
  • Critical. Observed raw animal foods not properly separated from each other inside walkIN freezer .
  • Critical. Observed uncovered food inside WALKIN UNITS.
  • Critical. Observed improper use of bowl/plastic food container or other container with no handle used to dispense ready-to-eat food.INSIDE BULK graNULES .
  • Critical. Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink.3 COMPARMENT SINK. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.GROCERY BAGS.
  • Critical. Observed soiled reach-in cooler gaskets several throughout establishment .
  • Critical. Observed soil residue in storage containers.BULK GRANULES containers.
  • Critical. Observed buildup of slime on soda dispensing nozzles.SERVICE GALLEY .
  • Critical. Observed interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue.COOKS LINE.
  • Observed gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up.WALKIN COOLER.
  • No copy of latest inspection report.
  • Critical. No proof of required employee training provided. All public food service establishments must provide the division with proof of employee training upon request, including, but not limited to, at the time of any division inspection of the establishment. THIRD PARTY PROVIDER no original certification cards and not enough employees trained.
7/22/2010Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Critical. Ready-to-eat, food prepared on site and held more than 24 hours with not properly date marked.
  • Critical. Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.SOME GRANULES label is worn needs new.
  • Critical. Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect.SUSHI EMPLOYEE not wearing gloves. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Observed nonfood-grade containers used for food storage.HAPPY FACE bags inside walk in cooler.
  • Critical. Observed soil residue in storage containers.BULK GRANULES containers need to be cleaned.
  • Observed equipment in kitchen EXTERIORS need to be cleaned.
  • Clean glasses, cups, utensils, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner.
1/11/2010Complaint FullInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/11/2009Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • No Violations Were Observed
8/10/2009Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
No report available. 6/8/2009Routine - FoodWarning Issued

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