OTAKI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI BAR
7860 GATE PKWY #119 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32256
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
17 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Observed multiple containers of medicine stored with, or on shelf above food pro area. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
12A-27-4High Priority – Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Observed employee at hibachi station crack raw shell eggs, then handle clean utensils without hand wash. Person in charge spoke to employee. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. In walk in freezer raw chicken wings no longer commercially packaged stored over case of shrimp. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Five packages of tuna with instructions to remove from packaging thawed with no oxygen introduced in walk in cooler, reach in cooler. Shrimp sauce made with milk and half and half provided in squeeze bottles reused between guests. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
07-08-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. Shrimp sauce made with milk and half and half provided in squeeze bottles reused between guests.
Intermediate 2
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink in bar area not accessible due to not functional during inspection. Person in charge repaired during inspection. Also, back kitchen hand wash sink blocked by cart, person in charge removed cart. **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Soap missing at sushi bar hand wash sink. Person in charge provided. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 10
24-07-4Basic – Cleaned and sanitized equipment or utensils not properly stored. Bucket stored on floor under shelving with clean side in direct contact with floor. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Five packages of tuna with instructions to remove from packaging thawed with no oxygen introduced in walk in cooler, reach in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed multiple employee drinks stored on prep surfaces, with food, with no lid or straw. Person in charge discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee cigarettes, keys, stored on prep area with equipment. Employee phone stored on clean cups in back kitchen. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Drains in back kitchen soiled. Wall at server station to right of main grill in dining room with mold like substance buildup. Wall above washing machine in back kitchen with mold like substance buildup. Hole in wall observed under counter in sushi bar. Hole in wall observed under triple sink. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Uncovered bus tubs of rice stored on floor uncovered under prep table. Person in charge raised. Container of cut lettuce stored on floor in walk in cooler. Person in charge raised. Also, several items uncovered in walk in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of large containers for sauce with mold like substance buildup in walk in cooler. Dish racks with heavy debris buildup. Gaskets and side of walk in freezer with debris buildup. Mold like substance observed on caulking around server hand wash sink in back kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
25-32-4Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Observed boxes produce arrive in used to store prepped and cut produce. **Repeat Violation**
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Water leaking at pipe under triple sink. Person in charge added catch bucket until repaired. **Corrective Action Taken**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Wet wiping cloth at sushi station not stored in sanitizer. Also, wet wiping cloth used under cutting board in kitchen.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 13, 2026 12:23 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.