AKARI SUSHI
29 S 3 ST · FERNANDINA BEACH · Nassau County · FL 32034
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Observed employee enter back door restaurant and went to handling food prep without washing hands. Employee wash hands **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-7High Priority – Live, small flying insects found Observed 1 live flying insect near storage area. **Warning**
29-34-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Missing back flow preventer at water hose spigot at outside mop sink area near back door **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
52-03-4Intermediate – Establishment advertised crab on menu/menu board but served imitation crab. Operator has menu items Black Samurai and advertising crab but is prepared with Krab meat. All other menu items has Krab or says imitation crab listed for items that are Krab. Employee will make changes to all menu for this single menu item that is incorrect. 60 days follow up inspection to review **Admin Complaint**
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board at sushi bar with black mold like build up
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator has time marked but unable to provide paperwork. Provided operator with now paperwork
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Kimchi in walk in cooler not date marked. Employee stated was open 3 days ago
Basic 15
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowl stored in flour bin under prep table. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
51-11-4Basic – Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. CO2 tanks stored near dish machine not secured
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink bottle stored above sushi bar reach in cooler. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee hat stored on top of soda bib. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Clean glass stored wet nesting near ice machine
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler at sushi area with torn gasket. Walk in cooler with torn gasket
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4Basic – In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. On oven door on cook line. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelves under prep table **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Case of cups stored on floor in storage area **Repeat Violation**
29-49-6Basic – Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. In reach in cooler on cook line
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Frozen foods in reach in freezer not covered
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Raw chicken thawing at 68F on prep table on cook line. Employee stated place there 30 mins ago. Employee place back in reach in cooler **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. In use wet cloth stored in sanitizer water at 0ppm at sushi bar area. Employee remaking chlorine solution to proper level. Re-made at 200ppm **Corrected On-Site**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Container under prep table with white powdered substance. Employee stated its flour **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 22, 2026 7:53 AM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
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.