FACELESS SAMURAI

Name: FACELESS SAMURAI
Address: 3428 TAMPA RD, PALM HARBOR, FL, 34684, US
Rating: 67.2

3428 TAMPA RD, PALM HARBOR, FL 34684

License #6209787

🍱 Japanese/Sushi ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

67.2 Grade F / 100

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FACELESS SAMURAI in PALM HARBOR currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 67.2 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 23, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 26 total violations — 4 critical, 8 major, 14 minor.

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Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended
[14-09-4] Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. Cutting board in kitchen grooved.
[16-55-4] Chlorine Dish machine sanitizer measured at 0ppm. Operator set up three compartment sink until dishwasher is able to sanitize dishes. The ppm for chlorine sanitizer in three compartment sink is 100ppm.
[14-11-5] Reach in cooler on cook line unable to keep temperature. Measured water which stored carrots and water was 44F Advised operator keep storing TCS foods in other reach in.
[16-46-4] Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on containers in warewashing area.
[14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Shelves of reach in coolers in kitchen rusted.
[22-41-4] Chlorine Dish machine sanitizer measured at 0ppm. Operator set up three compartment sink until dishwasher is able to sanitize dishes. The ppm for chlorine sanitizer in three compartment sink is 100ppm.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Top of cutting board in kitchen stained.

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[02C-08-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened/prepared, frozen and then thawed and held at refrigeration temperature not properly date marked. Sushi fish at front counter not date marked.
[16-33-4] Chemical test kit not used to ensure proper sanitization of equipment and utensils when using a chemical sanitizer. Dish machine tested at 0 ppm. Operator advised she did not utilize her test strips.
[25-32-4] Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Reuse of egg carton as a means to catch grease post frying. Discussed with operator to cease using eggs cartons. Operator discarded during inspection.
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Establishment utilizes time for sushi rice however lacks written procedures. Inspector provided written application and time as a public health control guide to operator.
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Torn gasket on double door reach-in cooler located in rear prep area.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets soiled on double door standing reach-in cooler in rear prep area.
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee food in reach-in cooler and reach-in freezer not segregated or identified. Discussed with operator to designate areas in cold holding units for employee use.
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board stained/soiled on cookline
[08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Located in rear white reach-in freezer. Raw, packaged by establishment, crab stored above commercially packaged fish cakes.

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