Inspections Hit Biergarten, Sumo, Japango, Sushigo and more

It could be a happier new year for some. Three restaurants had 30 or more violations in our latest inspection report, with one close behind at 29. The biggest number “prize” goes to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in East Boca, Las Fajitas on Dixie Highway, with 37 violations.

While they had the biggest number overall, most (26) of the violations were marked at the most minor level. Only three were at the most serious “high priority” including hand washing, food storage and food temperature. They had a follow up inspection the next day with five minor violations.

Another place we like, Biergarten in Royal Palm Place, had 30 violations including 6 marked high priority:

Employee failed to wash hands beforechanging gloves and/or putting on gloves to work with food. Line cook changed gloves no hand wash. **Corrected On-Site**
Potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Flip top#1- cut tomatoes 54°, chopped ham 53°, sour cream 53°, cuke salad 53°. Product moved to another cooler. Butter at 74° F at cookline under no temperature control. Food moved to working cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw pork over pretzels. Pretzels removed. **Corrected On-Site**
Small flying insects in bar area. Outside.
Spray bottle with chemical/toxic substance stored near/on/above food preparation surface or food. Spray bottles moved away from utensils. Butane on top of prep table and chemical bottles by utensils in dishwashing area.**Corrected On-Site** **Corrected On-Site**
Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Near ice machine.

Down in Deerfield Beach, Sumo Japanese also had thirty violations. Five were marked high priority. The worst of it was a stop sale:

Stop Sale issued on potentially hazardous (time/temperature control for safety) food due to temperature abuse. Fliptop 59° shrimp, fish 53°, lobster 56°, salmon skin 56°, dumplings pork 54°

Just short of those three, the Japango in Regency Court (aka Woodfield Plaza at Yamato and Jog) had 29 violations with 5 high priority. None of the violations looked that bad to us.
Three other restaurants had 20 or more violations including:

Sushigo on Federal Highway in Boca (22 violations, 4 high priority)
Steak N’ Shake on 441 in Coral Springs (21, 3)
Ichiyami Buffet near Royal Palm Place in East Boca (20, 6)

We remember Ichiyami, which had worse inspections in October 2015 and a really bad one in November of 2014.
Good News
The best inspection this report goes to Big Joe’s Burgers and Wings on Federal Highway in East Boca, with a perfect inspection – no violations at all.
There was also a perfect licensing inspection for Domus Restaurant and Lounge in Royal Palm Plaza.
Other good inspections went to:

Lion & Eagle Pub, Federal Highway in Boca (1 violation, 0 high priority)
Twenty/Twenty Grille, Royal Palm Place, Boca (1, 0)
Apura on Powerline in West Boca (1, 1)
Rocksteady Jamaican Bistro on Federal Highway in East Boca (2,0)
Nordstrom E-Bar in Town Center (2, 1)
Shinju Buffet on Glades in West Boca (3, 2)

Other notables in this report include:

Sergio’s America Bakery on 441 near the Sandalfoot gas station (19, 1)
Lemongrass on the south end of Mizner Park (19, 5)
Pizza Chef on 441 near the county line (10, 1)
IHOP at 441 and Glades (10, 1)
Cheesecake Factory at Town Center (10, 2)
Mississippi Sweets BBQ on Federal Highway (10, 3)
Ruby Tuesday in Mizner Park (9, 1)
Bogarts on Airport Road (9, 1)
Bagel Brothers in the Target Plaza (aka Long Island Bagel, we think) (7, 3)
Thick and Thin Pizza in Sandalfoot Square (7, 1)
Tilted Kilt on Airport Road (7, 0)
Taso’s near the Home Depot in West Boca (6, 1)

Also, the new Dunkin Donuts at Kimberly and Lyons had an unusually big number for a licensing inspection, 9 violations with 2 high priority.
Our full spreadsheet is below:
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