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
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Observed sushi employee cutting peeled cucumber with bare hands.
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw chicken in direct contact with to go style bags in walk in freezer.
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 cooler raw chicken stored over raw shell eggs. Also, raw salmon stored over prepped vegetables. In sushi reach in cooler raw fish stored over sauces. Person in charge began rearranging. **Corrective Action Taken**
28-26-5High Priority – Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. When dishmachine is in use, wastewater backs up through the floor drain that the dishmachine drains into. Person in charge cleaned and sanitized floor. Will not utilize until repaired. States has scheduled for service today. Will utilize triple sink until draining appropriately. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Tuna thawed in sealed rop packages in sushi reach in cooler with instructions to remove from package prior to thawing. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Sushi rice held on time not discarded at end of time frame at 76F overnight. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-04-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour/6-hour period. See stop sale. Sushi rice held on time not discarded at end of time frame at 76F overnight. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Cream cheese mixture prepared Monday with no date marked after in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
01D-02-4Intermediate – Failure to maintain freezing records on nonexempt fish for 90 days. Person in charge unable to provide 90 days of sushi invoices during inspection. Per person in charge is locked in office.
53A-05-6Intermediate – No currently certified food service manager on duty with four or more employees engaged in food preparation/handling. A list of accredited food manager certification examination providers can be found at http://www.myfloridalicense.com/DBPR/hotels-restaurants/food-lodging/food-manager/ No CFM on site with more than 4 food handling employees on site. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 11
22-20-5Basic – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Interior of ice machine deflector plate and door with debris accumulation.
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Multiple bowls with no handles used as scoops in bulk food items.
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. Tuna thawed in sealed rop packages in sushi reach in cooler with instructions to remove from package prior to thawing. Fish must be moved from package in its entirety. **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 bag, jacket stored on cases of food items in dry storage area. Person in charge removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Buckets of sauces stored on floor in walk in cooler, at prep line.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Heavy ice buildup in walk in freezer.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Exterior of dish racks with debris accumulation. Fan in walk in cooler with mold like substance accumulation. **Repeat Violation**
42-03-5Basic – Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Observed ladder stored on open shelf above clean dishware items in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed mold like substance in left side corner of wall at server soda station. Observed holes in wall along floor where wall meets floor at sushi station and hibachi station. Ceiling vents with dust accumulation.
29-11-4Basic – Water leaking from pipe and/or faucet/handle. Lead at far left triple sink. Establishment has catch bucket. Person in charge states will have plumber address today. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at hibachi side cook line in dining area at 0ppm. Person in charge began remaking. **Corrective Action Taken**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 8:14 AM.
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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.