Saiko-i Sushi Lounge & Hibachi
5970 Sw 18 St Ste E4, Boca Raton, FL 33433
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Last inspected Aug 19, 2026: passed with no violations.
- Passed 7 of 11 graded inspections since 2025.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 9 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
- #7 in Boca Raton's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 20 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 11 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 19
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Passed Aug 18
Callback Reinspection
3 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Approved source
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Aug 17
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 4 critical
- Critical Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Bare hand contact with ready-to-eat food; alternative operating procedure
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Passed Apr 6
Complaint Inspection
12 violations, 1 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Food and food equipment thermometers provided and accurate
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
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