Ichiban Japanese Cuisine, 2786 E Fowler Ave #a, Tampa, FL - Restaurant inspection findings and violations



Business Info

Name: ICHIBAN JAPANESE CUISINE
Type: Permanent Food Service
Address: 2786 E Fowler Ave #a, Tampa, FL 33612
License #: 3906751
Total inspections: 7
Last inspection: 10/20/2014

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Inspection findings

Inspection Date

Type

Disposition

  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on handwash sink. **Warning**
  • Basic - Accumulation of food debris/soil residue on soap dispenser. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of food debris, dust or dirt on nonfood-contact surface. Storage shelves in dish washing area **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of grease on nonfood-contact surface. Cooking equipment **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic ceiling tiles in kitchen ,dish washing area,preperation area instead of vinyal ceiling tiles , when tiles need to be replaced use vinyal ceiling tiles **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Fifty (50) foot-candles of light not provided at a food working surface or where safety is a factor. Sushi bar, cooks line **Warning**
  • Basic - Food debris/dust/soil residue on dry storage shelves. **Warning**
  • Basic - Gaskets with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Warning**
  • Basic - Grease accumulated under cooking equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Interior of oven has heavy accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Toaster oven **Warning**
  • Basic - Soiled reach-in cooler gaskets. **Warning**
  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in bathroom area. **Warning**
  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light at least 30 inches from floor not provided in handwashing, warewashing, or equipment and utensil storage areas. **Warning**
  • Basic - Twenty (20) foot-candles of light not provided inside equipment where food is stored. **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Cooks line **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated food debris. Cl **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease. Cl **Warning**
  • Basic - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. **Warning**
  • High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Cooked rice/pasta hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sushi rice 86° over night **Warning**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to work with food. **Warning** **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on new set of gloves to work with food. **Warning**
  • 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. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food.white fish over sauce in reach in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Cooks line wall **Warning**
  • High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Going from working with chemical to food **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Spray bottle with chemical/toxic substance stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Sushi rice 86° over night **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit.sushi bar **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Certified Food Manager or person in charge lacks knowledge of foodborne illnesses and symptoms of illness that would prevent an employee from working with food, clean equipment and utensils, and single-service items. *Reviewed the Big 5: Hepatitis A, shiga-toxin producing e-coli, salmonella typhi, shigella and the nori-virus.* **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Encrusted, soiled material on slicer. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Establishment advertised crab on menu/menu board but served imitation crab. THIS MIUST BE CORRECTED BY: 12/20/14 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Cooks line **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Intermediate - Reach-in cooler shelves soiled with food debris. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Two-compartment sink used for warewashing. no sanitizer used **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
10/20/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic tiles **Warning**
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Sushi cooler door handle **Warning**
  • Basic - Dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Shared **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Wash solution in spray-type chemical warewasher less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Reaches 116°f **Warning**
08/22/2014Routine - FoodCall Back - Complied
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters. **Warning**
  • Basic - Build-up of soil/debris on the floor along the walls, baseboards, cabinets and/or equipment. **Warning**
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic tiles **Warning**
  • Basic - Ceiling tile in disrepair. Water damage acoustic tiles **Warning**
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Sushi cooler door handle **Warning**
  • Basic - Dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Shared **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. No lid **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. **Warning**
  • Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Chicken wings in cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Jug cut to use as scoop **Warning**
  • Basic - Food stored on floor. **Warning**
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Sushi area **Warning**
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Bulk rice **Warning**
  • Basic - No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Sushi cooler **Warning**
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. **Warning**
  • Basic - Open dumpster lid. Shared **Warning**
  • Basic - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food thawed at room temperature. Pot stickers **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Basic - Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. 3 door by cook line, 3 door by dish machine **Warning**
  • Basic - Stored food not covered in reach-in freezer. Edamame **Warning**
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Tiles missing under hood **Warning**
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Squeeze bottles **Warning**
  • 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. Slicing tomatoes **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Tofu put in reach in freezer reached 41°f, crab stick reached 38°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Chicken over washed vegetables **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw fish cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Fish reached 42°f, shrimp reached 36°f, tuna reached 42°f Put in reach in freezer All fish products in sushi bar reached 43°f or below in reach in freezer **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Raw meat/poultry cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken put in freezer reached 42°f **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • High Priority - Wiping cloth sanitizing solution bucket stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Cutting board(s) stained **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use due to items stored in the sink. Plates, wiping cloth bucket **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. 3 door by dish machine **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
  • Intermediate - No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR's contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. THIS MUST BE CORRECTED BY: 8/20/14 **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Refrigerator not maintaining potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food at proper temperatures. Do not store potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food in this unit until the unit is capable of maintaining foods at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or colder. Sushi cooler all food put into reach in freezer reached 43°f or below and than put reach in cooler **Warning**
  • Intermediate - Wash solution in spray-type chemical warewasher less than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Reaches 116°f **Warning**
6/20/2014Routine - FoodWarning Issued
  • Basic - Build-up of grease/dust/debris on hood filters.
  • Basic - Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Kitchen
  • Basic - Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Sushi bar
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Rice shelf
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen. Salad oil **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic tiles
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Kitchen
  • Basic - Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Slider doors at sushi bar
  • Basic - Dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Shared
  • Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Shelves in kitchen rusting
  • Basic - Floor tiles missing. Under ice bin in sushi bar, by shushing bar
  • Basic - In-use rice scoop/spoon stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Basic - In-use utensil in nonpotentially hazardous (non-time/temperature control for safety) food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Flour
  • Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.
  • Basic - Nonfood-grade plastic to-go/thank you bags used in direct contact to store food. Freezer
  • Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Tuna over cucumber **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - Reuse of ridged single-use container.
  • Basic - Wall in disrepair. Tiles missing by hood filters
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Beef over crab stick **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/with ready-to-eat food in reach-in freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Tuna over chicken nuggets **Corrected On-Site**
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Green scrubbies in sink by dish sink
  • Intermediate - Hot water not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. By dish sink **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Reach in coolers
  • Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training do not contain all of the required information.
2/27/2014Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves. Cooks line
  • Basic - Case/container/bag of food stored on floor in kitchen.
  • Basic - Ceiling in disrepair. Water damaged ceiling tiles in kitchen
  • Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, warewashing areas or bathroom. Acoustic ceiling tiles in kitchen not smooth, non-absorbant and easly cleanable should be vinyl ceiling tiles
  • Basic - Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable.
  • Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area. Cooks line
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair.
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • Basic - Raw animal food stored above unwashed produce. Eggs in reach-in cooler
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose mop/utility sink
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Reach-in freezer
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.
7/16/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Basic - Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area does not have a lid and a straw or equivalent dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container.
  • Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.
  • Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
  • Basic - Gaskets/seals on holding unit in poor repair.
  • Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees.
  • Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
  • Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
  • Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name.
  • Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing.
  • Intermediate - Interior of reach-in cooler soiled with accumulation of food residue. Reach-in freezer and reach-in cooler
  • Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. **Corrected On-Site**
  • Intermediate - Soil residue in food storage containers.
3/12/2013Routine - FoodInspection Completed - No Further Action
  • Critical - Handwashing cleanser lacking at handwashing lavatory. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Manager lacking proof of Food Manager Certification.
  • Critical - No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation.
  • No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions.purses on cooks line food shelves Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed bare hand contact of ready-to-eat food by employees and establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure in effect. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed cutting board grooved/pitted and no longer cleanable.
  • Critical - Observed employee wash hands with no soap. Corrected On Site.
  • Observed employee with no hair restraint.
  • Critical - Observed food employee (cook, dishwasher, wait staff, etc.) washing hands in a sink other than an approved hand wash sink. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed food employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and the establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Corrected On Site.
  • Critical - Observed hand wash sink used for purpose other than washing hands.
  • Observed ice scoop with handle in contact with ice. Corrected On Site.
  • Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses.
9/28/2012Food-Licensing InspectionInspection Completed - No Further Action

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