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BENTO ASIAN KITCHEN + SUSHI

5570 N MILITARY TRL 400, Boca Raton FL 33496 · 561-430-6986

Last inspected Apr 29, 2026 · 7 visits since July 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats110
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA6022147
Grade history
JUL 24
MAR 25
SEP 25
MAR 26
APR 26
▲ GETTING WORSE

5 inspections, one direction. The current grade is the worst on record.

Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

2 cases · $1,200

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
2--2020047769Sep 23, 2020Apr 5, 2021$800
2--2020003691Jan 16, 2020Dec 3, 2020$400

Inspection history

7 visits, newest first

Apr 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

2 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 2 findings
Employee touched soiled trash can and then continued with food preparation, at front line sushi station without washing hands. Reviewed hand washing and glove usage with operator.
High priority/12A-29-4/Corrective Action Taken/Warning
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee touched soiled trash can and then continued with food preparation, at front line sushi station without washing hands. Reviewed hand washing and glove usage with operator.
High priority/12A-09-4/Corrective Action Taken/Warning
Mar 23, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

1 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. 1. Employee clocked in put on apron and began working at front line sushi station without washing hands, reviewed hand washing with operator.
High priority/12A-16-4/Corrective Action Taken
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. 1. Front line counter employee backpack on togo counter, operator stored properly. 2. Front line counter employee cellphone next to sushi cutting board. Operator removed.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Sep 16, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone stored on cutting board at cook line. Operator removed.
Basic/40-06-5/Corrected On-Site
Mar 11, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

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

0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Jul 3, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 2 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 2 findings ▾
Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Probe thermometer calibration at 35.8F. Operator discarded and replaced. Probe thermometer calibrated at 32F
Intermediate/05-06-4/Corrected On-Site
Ice buildup in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4
Oct 18, 2023Inspection 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 2 findings ▾
In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Utensils in standing water of 118°F on cook line. Operator removed discarded water and replaced water with 170°F, replaced utensils
Basic/10-07-4/Corrected On-Site
Portable fire extinguisher gauge in red zone. For reporting purposes only. Observed at fire extinguisher in dining room
/45-02-4
Jul 5, 2023Inspection 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 ▾
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen noodles thawed in standing water. Employee turned faucet on
Basic/06-01-5/Corrected On-Site

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.