Eat SafelyIn Florida
Home/West Palm Beach/SUSHI JO / JO BISTRO

SUSHI JO / JO BISTRO

319 BELVEDERE RD, SUITE 12, West Palm Beach FL 33405

Last inspected Jan 24, 2024 · 2 visits since August 2023

□ Not on the state's active licence list

This licence isn't in DBPR's current active file, which usually means the business has closed, been sold, or let the licence lapse. Everything below belongs to this licence, not to whoever may be trading here now. The history stays public because it is a public record.

Licence typeFood service
Licence6019312
Grade history
AUG 23
JAN 24
Worst finding on record
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Miso soup 119°F, soup prepared today as back up and left out at room temperature next to steam table in wait area. Cook reheated soup during the inspection to 180°F and placed in steam table.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site
Badges — none earned
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →

Disciplinary actions

2 cases · $600

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
2--2023048648Aug 15, 2023Oct 5, 2023$200
2--2019041824Jul 27, 2019Sep 18, 2019$400

Inspection history

2 visits, newest first

Jan 24, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection

Met inspection standards. 7 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

3 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 7 findings
Dish washer handled soiled equipment or utensils and plates,then handled clean equipment, plates utensils, without washing hands. Dish washer went to wash his hands.
High priority/12A-13-4/Corrected On-Site
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Sprouts 49°F nor prepped or cooked today. On cook line left out for less than 1 hour.. Operator placed on ice.
High priority/03A-02-5/Corrective Action Taken
Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Miso soup 119°F, soup prepared today as back up and left out at room temperature next to steam table in wait area. Cook reheated soup during the inspection to 180°F and placed in steam table.
High priority/03B-01-6/Corrected On-Site
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
Basic/22-20-5
Show the remaining 3 findings ▾
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. Tuna in walk in cooler 34°F, removed from freezer yesterday. Cook removed fish from package.
Basic/06-09-1/Corrected On-Site
Ginger and avocado stored on floor in walk in cooler. Operator placed on a shelf.
Basic/08B-38-4/Corrected On-Site
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses at front counter. Employee placed in sanitizer container.
Basic/21-12-4/Corrected On-Site
The state's own report →
Aug 15, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 8 violations recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority2 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 8 findings ▾
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon over kale in bottom reach in cooler at end of sushi line. Raw salmon over cut cucumbers in one door reach in cooler in storage hallway. Removed.
High priority/08A-05-6/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Pine sol spray stored with clean pans on bottom shelf across from end of cook line removed
High priority/41-10-4/Corrected On-Site
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink in corner at bistro blocked by rolling trash can in corner. Moved.
Intermediate/31A-09-4/Corrected On-Site
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with green cleaning solution on rolling cart outside dry storage room.
Intermediate/41-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Cup as scoop in rice Removed
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site/Repeat Violation
Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Freezer chest next to walk in cooler Freezer chest in dry storage closet at bistro
Basic/14-69-4/Repeat Violation
Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Leak at pipe under prep sink at bistro
Basic/29-11-4
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloths stored on counter at bistro
Basic/21-12-4

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.