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Boulder County, CO

Sapporo Sushi And Grill

Name: Sapporo Sushi And Grill
Address: 2930 Arapahoe Road, Boulder County, CO

2930 Arapahoe Road

Last inspected Sep 3, 2025 · View Map ↗ · Compare ↗

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2 inspections

Re-Inspection

Sep 3, 2025

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3 recorded violations

notedCode —Handwashing

Official wording

5-205.11 Accessible - The hand sink by the sushi bar was obstructed with a large garbage can. Hand sinks shall always be easily accessible to allow employees to wash their hands. Owner immediately removed large garbage can and placed it in a different spot.

In plain English

Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.

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3-501.17 Date marking - obseved ready to eat, time/temperature control foods including raw fish for sushi without date mark. All ready to eat, time/temperature control foods shall be properly date mark the day is prepared and disposed after day 7. Owner will start properly date marking foods.

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Food was not kept cold enough, hot enough, cooled fast enough, or cooked or reheated to the right temperature. Bacteria grow quickly in the "danger zone" between 41°F and 135°F, which makes this one of the most important food-safety checks.

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notedCode —Chemicals

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7-204.11 sanitizers criteria. The sanitizer bucket by the hand sink at the kitchen entrance had high levels of sanitizer concentration making the solution toxic. All sanitizer solutions shall have the proper amount of concentration so the solution is at its proper concentration. Owner immediately made a new solution.

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Cleaning products, pesticides, or other chemicals were stored or labeled in a way that could let them get into food. This is serious because chemical contamination can make people sick quickly.

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Official record from Boulder County Public Health, Sep 3, 2025 · Original Source

Routine

Sep 3, 2025

Reinspection Required

5 recorded violations

notedCode —Food temperature

Official wording

2-401.11 Eating - observed the cook eating at the cooking line. Employees shall not eat while operating and they must eat in assigned areas only.

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notedCode —Handwashing

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3-301.11 Preventing contamination from hands. Observed the cook touching cooked chicken then immediately placed food in the customer's plate. Employees shall never touch ready to eat foods. They must use gloves, tongs or othwe utensils to prevent contamination.

In plain English

Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.

Official wording

5-205.11 Hand sink accessible. The hand sink by the cooking line was being used to store containers making it not easily accessible for hand washing. Always have all of your hand sinks easily accessible to allow employees to wash their hands.

In plain English

Staff were not washing their hands when required, or a handwashing sink was blocked, missing soap or paper towels, or used for something else. Hands are one of the most common ways germs reach food.

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3-501.13 - Thawing. Observed frozen fish being thawed inside a container with standing water and not completely submerged. Thawing must be done under running cold water and completely submerged. Otherwise place in refrigerator a couple of days before using.

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notedCode —Other

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3-602.12 Allergens - The facility does not have a written notification for the major food allergens to protect customers. Provided a handout with proper written notification of allergens.