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BAMBOO SUSHI BAR AND HIBACHI

9 EGLIN PKWY NE, Fort Walton Beach FL 32548 · 850-200-4250

Last inspected May 28, 2026 · 7 visits since September 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats77
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA5603856
Grade history
DEC 24
MAY 25
DEC 25
MAY 26
MAY 26
▼ IMPROVING

5 inspections trending up, 12 points better than where it started.

Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. fried rice 51f held less than 4hrs. Operator placed items in cold holding.
High priority/03A-02-5
Badges — 2 earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

May 28, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation (Partial)

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Hole in or other damage to wall. Dry wall behind 50lb bags of white rice damaged/missing under window in dry storage building.
Basic/36-24-5
May 11, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Dec 1, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
May 13, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 3 findings ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. fried rice 51f held less than 4hrs. Operator placed items in cold holding.
High priority/03A-02-5
Ceiling tile missing. Above hibachi grill in kitchen.
Basic/36-36-4
Hood filter missing from automatic fire suppression/exhaust system.
Basic/14-42-4
Dec 13, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
Show 4 findings ▾
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. In kitchen, observed cook plating tempura vegetables with bare hands. Operator put item back in fryer, washed hands, and put on gloves.
High priority/09-01-4/Corrective Action Taken
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed shrimp thawing under running water in hand wash sink in kitchen. Observed operator washing knives in hand wash sink in kitchen once shrimp was removed. Scrapper stored in hand wash sink in kitchen by fryers. Operator removed items during inspection.
Intermediate/31A-11-4/Corrected On-Site
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl used as scoops for tempura, rice, and snow peas throughout sushi bar and kitchen. Operator removed bowls during inspection.
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling soiled with mold-like substance in ware-washing area.
Basic/36-34-5
Jan 26, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Pans wet nesting on shelf in dish room
Basic/24-08-4
Sep 20, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 1 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet.
High priority/29-42-4

This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.