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SAKURA ASIAN CUISINE & SUSHI

128 MARINER BLVD · SPRING HILL · Hernando County · FL 34609

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 14, 2025
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionWarning Issued
Resultfollow_up_required
Inspection number3598951
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID10881255
DBPR license3701196

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
5 High Priority6 Intermediate13 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical24 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

24 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 5

#14High Priority03B-15-5

High Priority – Hot time/temperature control for safety food received at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Tempura Shrimp (86F – Hot Holding), product made at 1pm Manager put in cooler to cool down. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#15High Priority14-86-1

High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Fish in sushi area and operator is using bounty paper towels. **Warning**

Warning
#16High Priority01D-08-5

High Priority – Operator unable to provide documentation that aquacultured fish has been raised in a controlled environment and fed formulated feed. For fresh salmon. Operator got proof of aquaculture from vendor **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#17High Priority03A-02-5

High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. raw chicken (48F- cold holding – prep at 11:30am, recheck 49F at 2:18 pm); cooked pork (49F – Cold Holding) cooked rice (48F – Cold Holding). cooked broccoli (49F – Cold Holding) Operator added ice to cool reach in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning
#18High Priority41-27-4

High Priority – Wiping cloth sanitizer solution exceeds the maximum concentration allowed. Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 200 +ppm recheck at 200ppm). **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning

Intermediate 6

#19Intermediate05-05-4

Intermediate – Ambient air thermometer in holding unit not accurate within plus or minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit. Right side reach in cooler by the cook line cooler not working. **Warning**

Warning
#20Intermediate31A-11-4

Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing by the sushi prep area. Observed ice and orange liquid in sink. Manager rinsed out **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#21Intermediate02B-01-5

Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. The to-go menu is missing the reminder for the consumer advisory. **Warning**

Warning
#22Intermediate31B-02-4

Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. By the sushi prep area, the hand sink on the right side. **Warning**

Warning
#23Intermediate03F-10-5

Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Emailed operator the DBPR form HR 5022-09. For Sushi rice or tempura shrimp **Warning**

Warning
#24Intermediate02C-02-5

Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Hard boiled eggs in soy sauce located in walk in cooler not date marked. **Warning**

Warning

Basic 13

#1Basic14-01-5

Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In cornstarch bucket in dry storage area located in the back of the kitchen. **Warning**

Warning
#2Basic14-05-4

Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves in kitchen area. On cook line and dry storage **Warning**

Warning
#3Basic21-05-5

Basic – Cloth used as a food-contact surface. Towel covering salad in reach in cooler by the prep area. **Warning**

Warning
#4Basic40-06-5

Basic – Employee jacket stored in dry storage area. Employee moved jacket. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**

Corrected On-SiteWarning
#5Basic12B-13-4

Basic – Employee water bottle in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Walk in cooler by the prep area. **Warning**

Warning
#6Basic08B-38-4

Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil on the floor in the kitchen area, Soy sauce bucket in sushi prep area, Buckets in walk in cooler, Rice bag in dry storage area and boxes of sauce packets in dry storage area by the restaurant rooms. **Warning**

Warning
#7Basic14-69-4

Basic – Ice buildup on door in walk-in freezer. Ice buildup in reach in frezzer by the left of the cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#8Basic36-62-4

Basic – Light not functioning. In the back on the kitchen, in the dry storage area. **Warning**

Warning
#9Basic23-03-4

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with dust. Shelves and fans in walk-in cooler soiled with dust and mold like substance **Warning**

Warning
#10Basic33-16-4

Basic – Open dumpster lid. **Warning**

Warning
#11Basic25-32-4

Basic – Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. Gallon jug cut and reused. **Warning**

Warning
#12Basic08B-12-5

Basic – Stored food not covered. Shrimp uncover in reach in freezer, left side of the cook line. **Warning**

Warning
#13Basic02D-01-5

Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Buckets of starches in the dry storage area in the back on the kitchen. Manager labeled **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

Corrective Action TakenWarning

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 7, 2026 1:48 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 2 · Original container, labeling, date marking and consumer advisory
1 observation(s)
Category 3 · Time/temperature control for safety food
3 observation(s)
Category 4 · Facilities maintain proper food temperature
3 observation(s)
Category 6 · Proper thawing of TCS food
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
2 observation(s)
Category 13 · Clothing, hair restraints, jewelry and fingernails
1 observation(s)
Category 15 · No longer used
4 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
1 observation(s)
Category 24 · Storage/handling of clean equipment and utensils
1 observation(s)
Category 26 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 32 · Bathrooms
2 observation(s)
Category 34 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 37 · No longer used
1 observation(s)
Category 41 · Chemicals and toxic substances
1 observation(s)
Category 42 · Cleaning and maintenance equipment
1 observation(s)

Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.