KAWA JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE & SUSHI

8631 LITTLE RD, NEW PORT RICHEY, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6113458. 15 inspection visits from 2023-12-04 to 2026-06-05.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-06-05: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 9 basic violations

7 of 8routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Pasco County average that year (0 had none)

3emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2025-03-03)

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pasco 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
2026-06-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	9	0.94	8 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4) 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2026-03-18	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	4	4	0.94	9 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-05-05	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	3	1.19	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2025-03-04	Complaint follow-up	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	2	0		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure
2025-03-04	Complaint follow-up	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	1	2	1		4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-03-03	Complaint inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	2	3		5 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2025-02-11	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	1	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-02-11	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	2	1	3	1.19	5 areas 01 Approved source 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-12-11	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	0	0
2024-12-11	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	2	0	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-12-10	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	3	0	1	1.19	4 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2024-12-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-11-21	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	4	4	1.19	6 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x3) 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x3) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-04-16	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	2	2	1.31	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2023-12-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	2	1.31	4 areas 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed

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.