HIBACHI EXPRESS

5308 LITTLE RD, NEW PORT RICHEY, Pasco County. DBPR licence 6113776. 8 inspection visits from 2023-07-27 to 2026-05-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-05-20: licensing inspection, 4 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 3 basic violations

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

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

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
2026-05-20	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	1	3		7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 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 29 Plumbing installed and maintained (x2)
2025-12-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	6	4	0.94	8 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly
2025-06-03	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	3	3	1.19	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2)
2024-12-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	4	5	1.19	8 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x4) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 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
2024-01-29	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	1		2 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated
2024-01-25	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	7	2	1	1.31	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-07-27	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	7	1	9		11 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x4) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 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 (x2)
2023-07-27	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	0		1 area 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean

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.