KIKU SUSHI

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw beef stored over cut vegetables in the reach in cooler. The operator properly stored the raw beef. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink at the entrance to the kitchen. The operator provided soap to the hand sink. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public in the glass door reach in cooler in the kitchen. The operator properly stored the employee food. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee cigarettes stored on a shelf with single-service foil sheets and white pepper. The operator removed the employee item. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a bag of onions stored on the floor in the kitchen. The operator properly stored the bagged onions. Corrected On-Site

Basic - In-use spatula stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit on the cook line. The operator removed the spatula for sanitization. Corrective Action Taken

Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed the scoop handle used for uncooked rice not stored above the food. The operator properly stored the scoop handle. Corrected On-Site

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. Observed employee use bare hand contact for wasabi while preparing a to go container. The employee discarded the wasabi and was educated on proper glove protocols. Corrective Action Taken

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed raw chicken, beef, and shrimp stored over unwashed vegetables in the walk in cooler. The operator properly stored the raw food products. Corrected On-Site

High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw chicken and beef stored over ready to eat cooked noodles in the reach in cooler on the cook line. The operator properly stored the raw food products. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed no paper towels at the handwashing sink in the prep area. The operator provided paper towels for the sink. Corrected On-Site

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled near the handwashing sink in the prep area. The operator labeled the spray bottle. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Observed plastic containers with no handle used as scoops for sauces in the kitchen. The operator removed the plastic containers from the sauces. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Observed thawed tuna not removed from reduced oxygen packaging with label indicating to remove from packaging prior to thawing. The operator removed the tuna from the packaging. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed employee food stored in the reach in cooler at the front counter not segregated from food for the public. The operator properly stored the employee food. Corrected On-Site

Basic - Open dumpster lid. The operator closed the dumpster lid. Corrected On-Site