Sam's Sushi
Last inspected: Oct 13, 2025
4
Score
Sam's Sushi, located at 7210 Us 19 Hwy N in Pinellas Park, FL, had a high-risk inspection on October 13, 2025. This inspection identified 11 critical, 4 major, and 22 minor violations. Notable issues included the lack of a displayed restaurant license, mold in the ice machine, and the use of bamboo mats in direct contact with food.
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Critical latest
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Major latest
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Inspection History
Oct 13, 2025
Routine - Food
11 critical violations. 4 major violations. 22 minor violations.
4
Apr 15, 2025
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 3 major violations. 13 minor violations.
18
Nov 20, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 4 minor violations.
25
Sep 17, 2024
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 7 major violations. 8 minor violations.
16
Apr 2, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
25
Oct 17, 2023
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 14 minor violations.
27
Mar 7, 2023
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 8 minor violations.
50
Aug 11, 2022
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
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Violations — Oct 13, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Gave customers service phone number **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
50-09-4
Basic - Accumulation of heavy black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. **Warning**
22-20-5
Basic - Bamboo mats used for the preparation of sushi rolls - mat in direct contact with food. Near three compartment sink. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-08-4
Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.inside soy sauce, sugar, flour and tempura **Warning**
14-01-5
Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish Walk in cooler Yellow fin barring 8 oz Escolar 2.2 lbs bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. **Warning**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cell phone **Warning**
40-06-5
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors throughout **Warning**
36-73-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Bucket of raw chicken on the floor near three compartment sink. Employee moved **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Walk in cooler hole near old beer lines **Warning**
36-24-5
Basic - Hood ventilation system inadequate as evidenced by grease accumulation on walls/ceiling. **Warning**
36-68-5
Basic - Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-69-4
Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At service station **Warning**
10-08-5
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board.at sushi station **Warning**
21-04-4
Basic - No suitable facilities provided to store employee clothing and other possessions. **Warning**
40-01-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact gaskets at cook line surface soiled, gaskets at walk in freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
23-03-4
Basic - Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Avocado at sushi station cut with sticker. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08B-39-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-16-4
Basic - Standing water or very slow draining water in handwash sink. **Warning**
29-20-5
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Thawing- Bucket of raw chicken on the floor near three compartment sink. Employee moved **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
06-01-5
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
36-27-5
Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wiping cloth solution sanitizer chlorine on cutting board at sushi station **Warning**
21-12-4
Basic - Wet wiping cloths used for occasional spills on equipment food- and nonfood-contact surfaces not clean. On cutting boards **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
21-09-4
High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In pan in deli cooler from yesterday 10-12 tempura shrimp (50F - Cold Holding) In pan inside reach in cooler- stop sale issued- 23 pieces pork soup base (48F - Cold Holding) Made yesterday 10 lbs **Warning**
03D-02-5
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. Ran 3 x was at 0 ppm **Warning**
22-41-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed sushi attendant put on gloves before preparing food after touching phone. Instructed to wash hands. **Warning**
12A-07-5
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. Owner touched temperature shrimp. Educated threw one piece away. **Warning**
09-01-4
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee washing knives in kitchen sink. **Warning**
22-45-4
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 1 live fly insects inside back of house near dishwasher. 1 live flying insects insects service station **Warning**
35A-02-7
High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Wantons in reach in freezer **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
14-15-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw pork over ready to eat smoked salmon inside reach in white cooker. Employee moved all items **Warning**
08A-02-6
High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. in pan in deli cooler from yesterday 10-12 tempura shrimp (50F - Cold Holding) In pan inside reach in cooler- stop sale issued- 23 pieces Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish Walk in cooler Yellow fin barring 8 oz Escolar 2.2 lbs bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Inside reach in cooler near ice machine. pork soup base (48F - Cold Holding) Made yesterday 10 lbs **Warning**
01B-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside walk in cooler near cooked pork (44F - Cold Holding); cooked noodles individually wrapped (44F - Cold Holding); **Warning**
03A-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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. **Warning**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed trash can in front of back hand wash sink near dishwasher **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures. Cooked pork base soup in standing reach-in cooler located at the server station did not properly cool. Manager advised he has thermometer but did not use to check temperatures. **Warning**
05-10-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked rice 10-11 employee dated during inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
02C-02-5
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled.bleach **Warning**
41-17-4
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