Health Inspection Information

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  • Critical, Major, or Foodborne Illness Risk Factor Violations: These violations are more likely than other violations to contribute to illness or injury. Inspectors work with operators to make sure that these violations are corrected whenever feasible before they leave the establishment. A re-inspection may be scheduled to verify compliance.
  • Non-Critical, Minor or Good Retail Practice Violations: These violations are not directly related to the cause of illness or injury, but if uncorrected, could negatively affect the operation of the facility, such as maintenance and cleanliness.

Please Note: Tri-County converted to a new database in July 2013. Any inspections listed prior to July 2013 only display the date and type of inspection, but not the inspector comments because of the database conversion. For inspection reports prior to July 2013 please submit a written request to EHInspections@tchd.org.


Facility Details
Program Food
Facility Name Hana Sushi
Business Name Hana Sushi
Address 16911 E Quincy Ave
Aurora, CO 80015-2762
Phone 303-680-6099

Inspection Details
03/25/2020 Inspection, Education
07/03/2019 Inspection, Follow-Up
07/01/2019 Inspection, Routine
02 - Foodborne Illness Risk Factors
Certified Food Protection Manager
Inspector Comments: A certified food protection manager was not associated with the facility.(Core)
10 - Foodborne Illness Risk Factors
Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
Inspector Comments: Handwashing signage was not provided at hand sinks throughout the facility.(Core)
16 - Foodborne Illness Risk Factors
Food contact surfaces; cleaned & sanitized
Inspector Comments: The warewashing machine sanitizer measured less than 50 ppm chlorine residual.(Priority) The sanitizer bucket at the sushi bar contained a mixture of bleach and soap, and was not in accordance with the manufacturers instructions for sanitizer usage.(Priority) Corrective Action: Education was provided on proper use of approved chemical sanitizers.
22 - Foodborne Illness Risk Factors
Proper cold holding temperatures
Inspector Comments: Cubed tofu on the preparation table across from the cook line oven measured 54°F.(Priority) Corrective Action: The tofu was moved to the cook line reach in refrigerator to be rapidly cooled to 41°F or below.
43 - Good Retail Practices
In-use utensils: properly stored
Inspector Comments: In-use utensils were stored in non-circulating room temperature water on a table across from the cook line oven.(Core)
47 - Good Retail Practices
Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed, & used
Inspector Comments: Door gaskets were torn in the reach in refrigerator across from the dish drying rack and the reach in refrigerator across from the warewashing machine.
51 - Good Retail Practices
Plumbing installed; proper backflow devices
Inspector Comments: The faucet of the hand sink to the left of the cook line fryer was leaking.(Core)
55 - Good Retail Practices
Physical facilities installed, maintained, & clean
Inspector Comments: The cook line hood vents were soiled with grime.(Core)
56 - Good Retail Practices
Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
Inspector Comments: Several lights above the cook line were not functioning.(Core)
06/15/2018 Inspection, Follow-Up
06/05/2018 Inspection, Routine
01f - Critical
Food Source: Consumer advisory (7/1/13)
Inspector Comments: The consumer advisory was not present on the menu. Provided the consumer advisory handout to the operator.
02e - Critical
Personnel: Smoking, eating, drinking
Inspector Comments: An unapproved employee beverage container was stored next to food utensils across from the cook line. Discussed approved employee beverage containers and storage locations with the operator.
04b - Critical
Sanitation: Mechanical
Inspector Comments: The final sanitize rinse cycle was less than 50ppm chlorine residual on the dish washing machine at the time of inspection. Discussed set up of three compartment sink for dish washing until the dish machine is fixed.
05c - Critical
Water, Sewage, Plumbing Systems: Backflow, back siphonage
Inspector Comments: A spray nozzle was attached downstream of the atmospheric vacuum break on the mop sink.
08b - Critical
Poisonous Or Toxic Items: Properly labeled
Inspector Comments: A chemical spray bottle was not labeled as to its contents on a shelf underneath the three compartment sink. Discussed properly labeling chemical spray bottles with the operator.
09a - Non-Critical
Food Labeling, Food Protection: Original container, properly labeled
Inspector Comments: Containers of food items were not labeled as to their contents on the cook line.
09b - Non-Critical
Food Labeling, Food Protection: Food protected from contamination
Inspector Comments: A bag of sugar and a box of rice noodles were stored on the floor in the back dry storage room.
10a - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Food-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: Linen was used to line containers with food items. An unapproved toaster oven was present on the cook line.
10b - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: The caulking was in disrepair on the hood over the cook line. An unapproved soda cooler was used to store potentially hazards food across from the cook line. Empty egg cartons were used to store tongs on the cook line. The gasket was torn on the reach in freezer across from the dish washing machine. The gasket was torn on the reach in refrigerator in the sushi bar. The shelf was in disrepair above the three compartment sink in the dish washing area. The top outside cover to the ice machine was missing. The gasket was torn on the reach in refrigerator across from the three compartment sink.
10c - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Dishwashing facilities
Inspector Comments: The caulking was in disrepair on the three compartment sink.
12b - Non-Critical
Cleaning Of Equipment & Utensils: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: Cloth curtains were used entering and exiting the kitchen. The vents were dusty on the outside of the hood.
12d - Non-Critical
Cleaning Of Equipment & Utensils: Wiping cloths
Inspector Comments: The concentration of sanitizer in the point of sale area measured less than 50ppm chlorine residual.
13c - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: No reuse of single-service articles
Inspector Comments: Several containers were reused for storage of other food items.
14a - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Plumbing: installed, maintained
Inspector Comments: The faucet was leaking at the three compartment sink.
14c - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Floors, walls, and ceilings
Inspector Comments: The floor was soiled underneath the equipment throughout the kitchen. The wall was dusty behind the reach in refrigerator across from the cook line.
14d - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Lighting
Inspector Comments: The lights were not functioning above the cook line. The lights were not functioning in the dish washing area.
06/26/2017 Inspection, Routine
03e - Critical, Food Borne Illness Risk
Food Temperature Control: Cold hold at 41°f or less
Inspector Comments: Tempura batter and diced tofu in the fryer area were 49-51°F.
05c - Critical
Water, Sewage, Plumbing Systems: Backflow, back siphonage
Inspector Comments: A sprayer was present downstream from the atmospheric vacuum breaker on the mopsink faucet.
10b - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: The door gaskets for the reach-in freezer and the reach-in refrigerator in the back room were torn.
13a - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: Utensils provided, used, stored
Inspector Comments: A container of spoons and scoops were stored in standing water in the grill area.
13c - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: No reuse of single-service articles
Inspector Comments: Single use food containers were being reused to store other food items in the kitchen.
14a - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Plumbing: installed, maintained
Inspector Comments: The three-compartment sink faucets and the grill faucet were leaking. The sushi bar handsink lacked splash guards.
14c - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Floors, walls, and ceilings
Inspector Comments: The floor underneath the grill was soiled with debris.
14d - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Lighting
Inspector Comments: A ceiling light above the three-compartment sink was burned out.
04/07/2016 Inspection, Routine
10a - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Food-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: A cloth towel was used to cover up sushi rice in the rice pot holder at the sushi bar.
10b - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: The door gaskets were torn on the one door reach-in refrigerators at the sushi bar. The storage shelves above the three-compartment sink were in disrepair. The door gaskets were torn on the kitchen three door reach-in refrigerator and freezer.
12b - Non-Critical
Cleaning Of Equipment & Utensils: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: The door gaskets were soiled with food debris on the cook line cold-top refrigerator.
13c - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: No reuse of single-service articles
Inspector Comments: Several single use food containers were being reused to house other foods in the kitchen.
14a - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Plumbing: installed, maintained
Inspector Comments: The sushi bar hand sink lacked splash guards. The mop sink caulking was soiled.
14c - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Floors, walls, and ceilings
Inspector Comments: The floor/wall junction at the sushi bar lacked caulking or floor coving. The ceiling above the cook line cold-top refrigerator was stained.
14d - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Lighting
Inspector Comments: The light above the three-compartment sink was not functioning correctly.
04/13/2015 Inspection, Routine
01c - Critical, Food Borne Illness Risk
Food Source: Cross-contamination
Inspector Comments: Raw chicken was stored directly next to and touching raw squid inside a common metal pan in the kitchen cold-top cooler.
01f - Critical
Food Source: Consumer advisory (7/1/13)
Inspector Comments: The facility serves raw fish and a disclosure was missing on the consumer advisory statement on all facility menus.
09a - Non-Critical
Food Labeling, Food Protection: Original container, properly labeled
Inspector Comments: Shakers of salt, powdered sugar, and various seasonings on the kitchen storage shelf were not labeled.
10b - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: Kitchen storage shelves were lined with linens. The three-door reach-in freezer door gasket was torn. The shelves above the three-compartment sink were in disrepair. The three-door reach-in cooler door gasket was torn.
12b - Non-Critical
Cleaning Of Equipment & Utensils: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: The three-door reach-in cooler door gasket was soiled with debris.
13a - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: Utensils provided, used, stored
Inspector Comments: In-use utensils, at the cooks' line were stored in stagnant water measuring 68°F. A bowl was being utilized as a scooping utensil for bulk soy sauce inside the kitchen reach-in cooler.
13c - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: No reuse of single-service articles
Inspector Comments: Single service articles were being reused for food storage throughout the facility.
14c - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Floors, walls, and ceilings
Inspector Comments: The floor beneath the fryers and stove were soiled with debris. The wall behind the cooks' line equipment was soiled with debris. The floor, beneath the fryers, was soiled with debris. The floor beneath the dish machine and three-compartment sink was soiled with debris.
14d - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Lighting
Inspector Comments: Several warewashing area light bulbs were non-operational.
04/23/2014 Inspection, Routine
01b - Critical
Food Source: Wholesome, free of spoilage
Inspector Comments: A moldy sweet potato was stored with wholesome potatoes in a box in the back storage refrigerator. (corrected onsite)
02d - Critical, Food Borne Illness Risk
Personnel: Hygienic practices
Inspector Comments: An employee dumped a container of water into the cook line handsink. (corrected onsite)
09b - Non-Critical
Food Labeling, Food Protection: Food protected from contamination
Inspector Comments: A bag of rice was stored on the floor in the dry storage room. Drink ice was not covered at the waitstation. Individual packets of soy sauce were stored in the employee restroom.
10a - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Food-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: Cloth towels were used to cover food in the cook line cold top refrigerator. A refrigerator meant for the storage of prepackaged food only was being used to store potentially hazardous foods on the cook line. A domestic toaster oven was present in the sushi area.
10b - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: Cloth curtains were used to separate the kitchen from the dining area. Foil was used to cover equipment on the cookline. The door gaskets were torn on the cook line reach-in freezer and back area reach-in refrigerator.
12b - Non-Critical
Cleaning Of Equipment & Utensils: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: The door gaskets on the cook line cold top refrigerator were soiled with food debris. Are vents on the cook line vent hood were soiled with dust.
13b - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: Single service articles stored, used
Inspector Comments: Single use gloves and chop sticks were stored in the employee restroom.
13c - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: No reuse of single-service articles
Inspector Comments: The facility was reusing several single use plastic containers for food storage.
14c - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Floors, walls, and ceilings
Inspector Comments: The floor under the food preparation sink and under the dish machine was soiled. The wall at the mop sink was soiled.
10/14/2013 Inspection, Follow-Up
09/23/2013 Inspection, Routine
01b - Critical
Food Source: Wholesome, free of spoilage
Inspector Comments: Raw shell eggs were stored directly above ready-to-eat foods in the 3-door kitchen reach-in cooler.
01f - Critical
Food Source: Consumer advisory (7/1/13)
Inspector Comments: A consumer advisory was not provided at this facility.
02e - Critical
Personnel: Smoking, eating, drinking
Inspector Comments: Multiple unapproved employee beverages were stored in the kitchen.
03e - Critical, Food Borne Illness Risk
Food Temperature Control: Cold hold at 41°f or less
Inspector Comments: Sushi rice was 92°F at the sushi bar.
09a - Non-Critical
Food Labeling, Food Protection: Original container, properly labeled
Inspector Comments: A single use plastic bottle was re-used for storage of soy sauce on the cooks line.
09b - Non-Critical
Food Labeling, Food Protection: Food protected from contamination
Inspector Comments: A single box of salmon was stored directly on the floor of the kitchen. The drink station scoop ice was uncovered at the time of inspection.
10b - Non-Critical
Equipment Design, Construction: Nonfood-contact surfaces
Inspector Comments: The shelving was in poor repair directly above the three compartment sink. A single door gasket was torn in the three door reach-in cooler. The cooks line fryer and salamander were lined with foil.
12d - Non-Critical
Cleaning Of Equipment & Utensils: Wiping cloths
Inspector Comments: The sushi bar wiping cloths were not stored in sanitizer buckets.
13a - Non-Critical
Utensils, Single-Service Articles: Utensils provided, used, stored
Inspector Comments: Cups were used as scoops in tempura bins in the dry storage room.
14c - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Floors, walls, and ceilings
Inspector Comments: The cooks line ventilation hood was soiled with cooking grease. Black residue was present on the floor directly below the three compartment sink.
14d - Non-Critical
Physical Facilities: Lighting
Inspector Comments: A single light shield was in poor repair in the kitchen near the stand-up cooler.
09/17/2012 Inspection, Critical Item
02/17/2012 Inspection, Follow-Up
02/07/2012 Inspection, Routine
08/10/2011 Inspection, Follow-Up
08/05/2011 Inspection, Critical Item
03/02/2011 Inspection, Follow-Up
02/24/2011 Inspection, Routine
09/20/2010 Inspection, Follow-Up
09/09/2010 Inspection, Critical Item
04/05/2010 Inspection, Follow-Up
03/26/2010 Inspection, Routine

Please Note: Tri-County converted to a new database in July 2013. Any inspections listed prior to July 2013 only display the date and type of inspection, but not the inspector comments because of the database conversion. For inspection reports prior to July 2013 please submit a written request to EHInspections@tchd.org.


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