SAKADA JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE
120 SAN MARCO AVE · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
35A-09-4High Priority – Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. Observed one(1) live and one(1) dead lizard on the chair railing near the hibachi table. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately sixteen(16) live roaches crawling in a clump of aprons hanging on wall of kitchen near hand washing station. **Warning**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately four(4) rodent droppings on cardboard and metal shelf above dry storage rack near cook line. Observed six(6) rodent droppings on floor of sushi bar behind microwave and rice cooker. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed hand washing station near abandoned drink station blocked by personal items and equipment. **Repeat Violation**
Basic 9
36-51-4Basic – Building components, attachments or fixtures in poor repair. Observed cabinets at abandoned drink station to the right of the kitchen entrance falling apart.
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Observed ceiling tiles with holes near abandoned drink station left of kitchen entrance. Observed ceiling tiles above hand washing station in kitchen with holes.
36-03-4Basic – Cove molding at floor/wall juncture broken/missing. Observed several instances of cove molding at sushi bar torn or cracked. **Repeat Violation**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. Observed approximately seven(7) dead roaches stuck in grease on paper towel dispenser. Person in charge started cleaning during inspection. Observed approximately nine(9) dead roaches inside metal tray above prep table to the right of the hand washing station. Person in charge threw tray into garbage. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Observed raw personal fish in walk-in cooler not separated from establishment fish. Person in charge placed personal fish on bottom of shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
36-73-4Basic – Floors, walls, ceiling soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed walls on and near cook line soiled with build up of grease. Observed ceiling tiles in kitchen soiled with black/green mold like substance. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hand washing station paper towel dispenser soiled with grease and dead roaches. Person in charge started cleaning during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Observed back door with torn screen. Observed back door not tight fitting around door frame by evidence of light surrounding door
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Observed metal walk-in cooler shelves rusty.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 2:21 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
4 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.