Kikka at Whole Foods Oracle (January)
7133 N. Oracle Road
- History: The sushi counter received “excellent” ratings on health inspections in 2013 and 2014. But during a Dec. 15 inspection, Kikka received a “needs improvement” rating due to food measuring at unsafe temperatures.
- What the inspector saw: On a Dec. 28 reinspection, all of the food temperature issues had been corrected, but the facility still didn’t have a county-approved food safety plan in place, which is a requirement. Because that critical violation hadn’t been corrected from the previous inspection, Kikka received a “fail.”
- Follow-up: Passed Jan. 7.
- Response: “Food safety is our number one priority. Our sushi rice is controlled by pH level which renders it safe for room temperature holding. During the health inspection, the pH level of our white rice was within the critical limit but our brown rice was not. The whole batch of brown rice was discarded immediately at the time of the inspection,” said Kikka’s food safety specialist,
- Stella Tjakralaksana
- . “We took this matter very seriously. Our food and safety manager together with our district manager retrained all personnel and ensure the (food safety) plan is being followed properly.”
