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SUSHI YAMA

10060 PINES BLVD, Pembroke Pines FL 33024 · 407-399-8540

Last inspected May 8, 2026 · 4 visits since August 2023

Licence typeRestaurant
Seats249
Risk levelRisk Level 2
LicenceSEA1619044
Grade history
AUG 23
MAR 24
MAY 26
▼ IMPROVING

3 inspections, climbing. The current grade is the best on record.

Worst finding on record
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Salad flip Flip top / reach in cooler in cook line; raw chicken (60F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (55F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (60F - Cold Holding) held overnight inside unit per cook. Operator discarded. Foods not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale
High priority/01B-02-5/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
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★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined

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Disciplinary actions

2 cases · $400

CaseViolation dateFinal orderAmount
2--2023052621Aug 31, 2023Oct 12, 2023$200
2--2015042801Sep 8, 2015Oct 9, 2015$200

Inspection history

4 visits, newest first

May 8, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection

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

0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 1 finding
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unknown substance in spray bottles under make line prep table. Manager labeled as sanitizer.
Intermediate/41-17-4/Corrected On-Site
Mar 5, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation

Met inspection standards. 12 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.

0 High priority1 Intermediate11 Basic
Show 12 findings ▾
Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233.
Intermediate/53B-14-5
Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense tomato sauce in pizza flip top cooler in cook line. Operator removed
Basic/14-01-5/Corrected On-Site
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. 1. Reach in freezer door soiled in cook line. Operator cleaned and sanitized during inspection. * corrected on site* 2. Glass front cooler door soiled in prep area.
Basic/23-24-4
Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. 1.Green cutting in prep room. 2.Blue cutting board in ware washing area.
Basic/14-09-4
Equipment in poor repair. Salad and pizza flip top door not attached to unit. Door falling off when opened.
Basic/14-11-5
Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Behind oven in prep room. Floor inside walk in cooler.
Basic/36-73-4
Floor tiles missing and/or in disrepair in front grill in cook line. Observed standing water where tile is missing.
Basic/36-17-5
Ice buildup on floor and shelves in walk-in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4/Repeat Violation
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning in ware washing room.
Basic/16-46-4
Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. 1. Glass front cooler in expo line. 2.Walk in cooler.
Basic/14-33-4
Walk -in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues.
Basic/22-16-4
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. 1. Right side of dish Machine 2. Behind 3 compartment sink.
Basic/36-27-5
Sep 1, 2023□ Call Back - CompliedComplaint Investigation

A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.

0 High priority0 Intermediate1 Basic
Show 1 finding ▾
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Hole in ceiling inside liquor room.
Basic/36-32-5/Warning/Return visit Sep 1, 2023 · Time Extended
Aug 31, 2023Administrative complaint recommendedComplaint Investigation

Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 7 violations recorded, 2 high priority.

2 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
Show 7 findings ▾
Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Salad flip Flip top / reach in cooler in cook line; raw chicken (60F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (55F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (60F - Cold Holding) held overnight inside unit per cook. Operator discarded. Foods not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale
High priority/01B-02-5/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Salad flip Flip top / reach in cooler in cook line; raw chicken (60F - Cold Holding); cut lettuce (55F - Cold Holding); cut tomatoes (60F - Cold Holding) held overnight inside unit per cook. Operator discarded. Foods not prepared or portioned today. See stop sale
High priority/03A-02-5/Repeat Violation/Admin Complaint
Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked pork ribs made 2 days ago without date mark inside walk in cooler. Operator dated
Intermediate/02C-02-5/Corrected On-Site/Warning
1.Ice buildup in fagor reach-in freezer in cook line next to pizza oven 2. Ice build up on floor inside walk in freezer.
Basic/14-69-4/Repeat Violation/Warning
Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Hole in ceiling inside liquor room.
Basic/36-32-5/Warning
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler in salad station in cook line.
Basic/29-49-6/Repeat Violation/Warning
Working containers of food removed from original( white sugar) container not identified by common name. Operator labelled sugar
Basic/02D-01-5/Corrected On-Site/Warning

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.