MINATO JAPANESE BUFFET

9045 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, Broward County. DBPR licence 1620257. 10 inspection visits from 2023-12-28 to 2026-06-15.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-06-15: follow-up visit, 0 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 4routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Broward County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

4inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Broward County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-06-15	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	1	0		1 area 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2026-03-18	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	4	2	1.25	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-21	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-11-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	2	2	1.25	5 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-06-30	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	3	1.22	7 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-01-13	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	3	2	1	1.22	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-07-25	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	2		4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2024-04-16	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	3		4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2024-03-11	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	3	1		4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly (x2)
2023-12-28	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	5	8		9 areas 01 Approved source 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated (x2) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 50 Current license properly displayed

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A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.