Saito Japanese Steakhouse
4443 Lyons Rd #D102, Coconut Creek, FL 33073 · Permanent Food Service · License 1622107
What drove the grade
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
How the score was calculated
- Starting score100
- Violations at the Aug 27 routine inspection1 intermediate (fixed on the spot), 7 basic-9
- Safety score91
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Inspection history
1 inspection · 1 visitRoutine inspection
- First visitAug 27, 2026 No follow-up needed
Met the state's inspection standards; the inspector didn't need to come back. Any violations cited still count toward the grade.
8 violations found:
Official report, on the Florida DBPR websiteWhat the inspector cited
Intermediate1
Code 31, Handwash sinks and supplies: No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
No paper towels at handwashing sink by prep area. Manager filled paper towels
Fixed on the spot
Basic7
Code 08, Food protection and cross-contamination: Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food.
Cut avocados at sushi station cut with stickers. Employee discarded avocados and removed stickers and washed before cutting
Fixed on the spot
Food stored on floor.
Bucket of scallops on the floor in walk in cooler. Manager picked up bucket.
Fixed on the spot
Code 10, In-use utensils properly stored: In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135°F.
Rice scoops in standing water. Employee removed scoops
Fixed on the spot
Code 13, Clean clothes, hair restraints, jewelry: Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation.
Employee engaged in food preparation not wearing a hair restraint. Employee put on a hair restraint
Fixed on the spot
Code 14, Food-contact surfaces designed and maintained: Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food.
Bowl being used as a scoop. Manager removed
Fixed on the spot
Code 23, Non-food contact surfaces clean: Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust.
Top of dishwasher full of grease old food debris very sticky
Code 36, Floors, walls, ceilings and ventilation: Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair.ceiling above ice machine has holes in ceiling where pipes go into ceiling.
Reading this report
Priority levels
- High priority The problems most likely to make someone sick directly.
- Intermediate Could lead to a high-priority problem if not fixed.
- Basic Best practices and general upkeep.
Terms in the inspectors’ reports
- Ready-to-eat food
- Food eaten without further cooking, such as salads, sandwiches, deli meats and cooked dishes.
- Nonfood-contact surface
- Surfaces food doesn’t touch, such as the outsides of equipment, handles and door gaskets.