Pure Sushi

20567 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Japanese / Sushi
License: Food Establishment - Eating & Drinking
Last inspected: Dec 3, 2025
74
Score
Medium Risk

Going back to 2024, Pure Sushi has five inspections in the public record. The newest entry in the record is dated Dec 3, 2025. A medium risk rating points to a few notable findings at the last inspection, though nothing severe.

There hasn't been much movement either way: counts have stayed near three violations per visit across recent inspections.

Across the inspection history, “time as a public health control” is the issue that surfaces most often, recorded two times.

The city-wide average sits at 95, which Pure Sushi's 74 doesn't quite reach. The record is unremarkable in either direction.

5
Inspections
1
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 3, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation. 2 corrected on site.
View 3 violations
Hands not washed when required (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: On cook line, employee handled raw chicken with gloved hands, removed gloves and donned new gloves to continue working with other food items and equipment without a proper handwash, employees moving from back kitchen to front cook line through swinging door without a proper handwash. Instructed all employees to remove gloves, wash hands and don new gloves to continue with tasks. Discussed the importance of proper hand washing and when hand washing is required with the person-in-charge (PIC). Hands are to be washed at any time contamination occurs and when changing tasks. Discussed the importance of proper hand washing procedures with the person-in-charge (PIC). Proper handwashing procedure is to rinse hands with warm water, scrub with soap for 10-15 seconds, rinse with warm water, dry with approved drying provision, and turn off in a manner to prevent re-contamination of hands. Entire process should take approximately 20 seconds for full and proper handwashing to prevent spread of pathogens and contamination
2-301.14
Time used as public health control not properly documented (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: On sushi line, sushi rice without time documentation. Per managers, sushi rice uses time as a public health control and was prepared about an hour ago. Containers of sushi rice were marked with start time. Time as a Public Health Control requires time-stamping for items actively held under Time as a Public Health Control
3-501.19(A1,B2,C2-3)
Equipment not in good repair or proper adjustment
Inspector notes: On sushi line, cold holding drawers and doors with tape on seals. Repair seals. (B) EQUIPMENT components such as doors, seals, hinges, fasteners, and kick plates shall be kept intact, tight, and adjusted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications
4-501.11
74
Sep 2, 2025
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 corrected on site.
View 1 violation
Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization- Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: At in use bar warewashing machine, no detectable chlorine sanitizer at dishware surfaces. After several attempts to prime machine, chlorine sanitizer with a concentration of 50ppm. Discussed more frequent monitoring of sanitizer solution, especially at start of day and after periods of inactivity
4-501.114(A-E)
86
May 8, 2025
Routine
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 corrected on site.
View 4 violations
Hands not washed when required (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: On cook line, employee walked through door then donned gloves to work with food product without a proper handwash. At in use warewashing machine, employee handled dirty dishes then handled clean dishware without a proper handwash. Instructed employee to wash hands to continue with tasks. Discussed the importance of proper hand washing and when hand washing is required with the person-in-charge (PIC). Hands are to be washed at any time contamination occurs and when changing tasks. Discussed the importance of proper hand washing procedures with the person-in-charge (PIC). Proper handwashing procedure is to rinse hands with warm water, scrub with soap for 10-15 seconds, rinse with warm water, dry with approved drying provision, and turn off in a manner to prevent re-contamination of hands. Entire process should take approximately 20 seconds for full and proper handwashing to prevent spread of pathogens and contamination
2-301.14
Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: At bar, two separate employees handled ready to eat fruit for customer drinks with bare hands. Discussed the importance of preventing bare hand contact with ready-to-eat (RTE) foods with the person-in-charge (PIC) and employees. Bare hand contact is not approved with ready-to-eat (RTE) food items
3-301.11(B)
Raw and ready-to-eat foods not properly separated (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: On cook line, in bottom portion of first prep table cooler, wrapped raw meat stored over open containers of ready to eat vegetables. In bottom portion of second prep table cooler, open containers of raw chicken stored over open containers of raw shrimp. Manager moved raw meat to bottom shelf in first cooler and moved raw chicken to bottom shelf in second cooler. All raw animal proteins must be stored below ready-to-eat (RTE) foods and stored according to cooking temperature at all times to prevent cross contamination
3-302.11(A1-2)
Time used as public health control not properly documented (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: On sushi line, sushi rice using time as a public health control without time documentation. Per employee, sushi rice was prepared about 2 hours before inspection. Sushi rice being held under time as a control was properly time stamped at time of inspection. Discussed the importance of following written time as a public health control procedures
3-501.19(A1,B2,C2-3)
58
Dec 3, 2024
Routine
1 critical violation. 1 minor violation. 2 corrected on site.
View 2 violations
Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Chemical Sanitization- Temperature, pH, Concentration and Hardness (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: At in use bar warewashing machine, no detectable chlorine sanitizer at dishware surfaces. After several attempts to prime machine, no reading of chlorine sanitizer. Repair company was called at time of inspection. Discontinue use of warewashing machine until repaired and use main warewashing machine or 3 compartment sink. Discussed the importance of proper sanitizer levels and proper monitoring of sanitizer levels
4-501.114(A-E)
In-use utensils stored improperly between uses (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Third Consecutive Violation. On front cook line, in use knives stored in between prep tables in between uses. Instructed employee to move knives to be warewashed. Discussed proper storage of in use utensils in between uses
3-304.12
82
Aug 21, 2024
Routine
1 minor violation. 1 corrected on site.
View 1 violation
In-use utensils stored improperly between uses (corrected on site)
Inspector notes: Second Consecutive Violation. On front cook line, rice scoop stored in room temperature water. Water was discarded from rice scoop container. Discussed proper storage of in use utensils in between uses
3-304.12
95

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Pure Sushi last inspected?

The most recent health inspection at Pure Sushi on file is from Dec 3, 2025. The public record contains five inspections in total.

What is the most common violation at Pure Sushi?

Across the inspection record, “time as a public health control” has been cited two times, more than any other issue at Pure Sushi.

How does Pure Sushi compare to other restaurants in Scottsdale?

Pure Sushi most recently scored 74 out of 100, which is lower than the Scottsdale average of 95.

Has Pure Sushi's inspection record improved over time?

Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at Pure Sushi have averaged around three violations per visit across the recent record.

What does a medium risk rating mean?

A medium risk rating at Pure Sushi means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.