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SAMURAI JAPAN RESTAURANT
700 MONTGOMERY HWY VESTAVIA HILLS 35216


86  Score

Smoke Free Y
Inspection Type Regular
Inspected Date 1/8/2026
DeductedRemarks
26-501.12 Clean facilities (floors, walls, ceilings, ceiling/wall vent covers, fixtures, etc.) as often as necessary to maintain cleanliness.///Wall behind flat top grill has accumulation of grease and food debris.
14-501.11(B) Maintain components such as equipment doors, gaskets, etc., in good condition.///Gaskets on make tables at the sushi bar and the RI freezer are torn and splitting.
13-307.11 Store raw shell eggs below and away from ready to eat food. (preventive)///Cartons and a bowl of raw eggs stored above vegetables and open sauce buckets.
15-205.15(B) Maintain plumbing in good repair. (ex: floor drain covers, missing toilet tank lid, broken toilet seat, etc.)///Sink next to dish machine has drip when faucet is turned off. 6-501.18 Clean hand sinks as often as necessary to keep them clean.///Hand sinks at the bar and at the sushi bar has black residue.
13-304.12 Provide a utensil with a handle for serving or dispensing food or ice.///Strainer used as scoop for vegetables.
14-601.11(C) Keep nonfood contact surfaces of equipment (interiors of refrigeration units and cooking equipment, exteriors of equipment, storage shelves, etc.) free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, food residue, and other debris.///RI freezer has food debris on bottom shelf.
14-903.11 Store single-service and single-use articles covered, inverted, or in the original protective package.///Single serve trays at end of sushi bar facing up.
13-302.12 Label all food or ingredients that are not in the original package with the common name of the food (Except for unmistakably recognized food such as dry pasta)///Sauce bottles at the sushi bar were not labeled with contents.
53-101.11 Provide safe, unadulterated, and honestly presented food.//(1) 2 cardboard boxes (from other products) of cut raw vegetables stored in the WI cooler. (2) Cardboard box of cut raw vegetables stored next to hand sink without splash guard (with visible contamination).
Central Health Center
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1400 Sixth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233
Clinics
(205) 588-5234

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Birmingham, AL 35206
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Midfield, AL 35228
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