Sushi Ten (February)
4500 E. Speedway
- History: Consistently “good” and “excellent” ratings since 2004.
- What the inspector saw: The restaurant received a “provisional” on a Feb. 10 inspection, after it was cited for seven critical violations. “Significant majority of wares stored as clean in kitchen were observed encrusted with food debris.” The inspector found unsafe temperatures and cross-contamination, and watched an employee grab an open garbage can with gloved hands, then return to cooking without changing gloves or washing hands.
- Follow-up: Passed Feb. 22.
- Response: “There were some things that we needed to change but hadn’t done yet, and the health inspection gave us the inspiration we needed to get it taken care of,” said manager
- Ina Im
- . “We remodeled the whole kitchen, and the health department was very happy with it when they came back.”
