Alright, seeing as it’s mid-June and sushi-eating is in full swing, it’s a good time of year to go through the King County Health Inspection Records to see which restaurants have committed gross injustice to the people within the past six months. Happy eating. Mmmm. We are including only serious offenses in this list — there are most likely others for each restaurant that are less serious.

Aoki Japanese Restaurant (Seattle)
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 02/14/2008
- Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods
- Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available

Benihana (Seattle)
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/19/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Food in poor condition, not safe and adulterated; unapproved additives

Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/11/2008
- Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)

Bento Sushi
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/10/2008
- Food contact surfaces used for raw meat, poultry, aquatic foods, or ready-to-eat foods not thoroughly cleaned and sanitized
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)

Bites
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 01/25/2008
- Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods

Blue C
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 01/11/2008
- Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available
- Proper Consumer Advisory not posted for raw or undercooked foods

Chinoise Cafe
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/07/2008
- Improper cooling procedures
- Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available

Chiso
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 01/16/2008
- Hands not washed as required
- Noncompliance with risk control plans, variances, or mobile food unit plan of operation

Fuji Sushi
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 06/11/2008
- Improper methods used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods

Hana Japanese Restaurant
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/04/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Proper Consumer Advisory not posted for raw or undercooked foods

Haroo Japanese Restaurant
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/04/2008
- Food contact surfaces used for raw meat, poultry, aquatic foods, or ready-to-eat foods not thoroughly cleaned and sanitized
- Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods

Hiroshi’s
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/26/2008
- Improper methods used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
- Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods

I Love Sushi Main
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 01/16/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Hands not washed as required
- Proper Consumer Advisory not posted for raw or undercooked foods
- Noncompliance with risk control plans, variances, or mobile food unit plan of operation

I Love Sushi Lake Bellevue
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/14/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Improper methods used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available
- Improper cold holding temperatures (between 42° F to 45° F)

Kozue
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 05/21/2008
- Improper shellfish identification; improper parasite destruction procedures for fish

Marinepolis Sushiland Bellevue
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/17/2008
- No certified PIC by accredited program, nor compliance with Code, nor correct answers
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Food contact surfaces used for raw meat, poultry, aquatic foods, or ready-to-eat foods not thoroughly cleaned and sanitized
- Room temperature storage, improper use of time as a control, procedures not available
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)
- Noncompliance with risk control plans, variances, or mobile food unit plan of operation

Marinepolis Sushiland Redmond
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/05/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)

Marinepolis Sushiland Tukwila
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 05/21/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods
- Thermometers not available or used as required to evaluate temperature of potentially hazardous foods

Mori Japanese Restaurant
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/21/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)

Nara Japanese Restaurant
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/04/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Improper shellfish identification; improper parasite destruction procedures for fish
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)
- Thermometers not available or used as required to evaluate temperature of potentially hazardous foods

Oasis Cafe
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/16/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods

Osaka Japanese Restaurant
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 06/042008
- Proper Consumer Advisory not posted for raw or undercooked foods

Rice N Roll Bellevue
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 01/18/2008
- Hands not washed as required
- Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods
- Improper cooling procedures
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)
- Noncompliance with risk control plans, variances, or mobile food unit plan of operation

Saito’s Japanese Cafe & Bar
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 02/29/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Inadequate hand washing facilities

Sam’s Sushi
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 06/09/2008
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)
- Proper Consumer Advisory not posted for raw or undercooked foods

Sumo Sushi
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 05/20/2008
- Improper methods used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods

Sushi & Rolls Express
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 01/15/2008
- Food contact surfaces used for raw meat, poultry, aquatic foods, or ready-to-eat foods not thoroughly cleaned and sanitized
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods

Sushi Bay
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/22/2008
- Proper Consumer Advisory not posted for raw or undercooked foods

Sushi Kudasai
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 05/14/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities

Sushi Kyo
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/19/2008
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)
- Toxic substances improperly identified, stored and used

Sushi Ten
Return Inspection - 05/22/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained

Routine Inspection/Field Review - 05/08/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Hands not washed as required
- Improper methods used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Improper handling of pooled eggs
- Toxic substances improperly identified, stored and used

Sushiman
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/27/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Improper handling of pooled eggs
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)

Sushi Wave
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/18/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Improper methods used to prevent bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods
- Inadequate hand washing facilities

Sushi Ya
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/11/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)
- Noncompliance with risk control plans, variances, or mobile food unit plan of operation
- Warewashing facilities not properly installed, maintained, used; no test strips available and used

Sushi Yama
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/01/2008
- Noncompliance with risk control plans, variances, or mobile food unit plan of operation

Todai Redmond
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 03/31/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained

Todai Seattle
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/08/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)

Toyoda Sushi
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 05/21/2008
- Inadequate hand washing facilities
- Toxic substances improperly identified, stored and used

Umi Sake House
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 04/08/2008
- Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained
- Inadequate hand washing facilities

Warabi Japanese Restaurant
Routine Inspection/Field Review - 05/06/2008
- Improper cold holding temperatures (>45° F)