Ginza Japanese Buffet
16153 Biscayne Blvd, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
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
- Passed 8 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 1, 2026: passed with 4 violations.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 3 times, plus 14 other repeat issues.
- #8 in North Miami Beach's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 7 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 1
Callback Reinspection
4 violations
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Passed Sep 22
Complaint Inspection
12 violations
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Passed Sep 3
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Lighting provided as required; fixtures shielded or bulbs protected
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- 2025
- Passed Aug 29
Callback Reinspection
3 violations
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Approved source
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
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