HIBACHI EXPRESS
7578 SE MARICAMP RD #111 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34472
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
12 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-18-4High Priority – Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Male employee at the sushi bar area washed hands and used white wet towel to dry hands, inspector addressed situation, employee used paper towels. **Corrective Action Taken**
12A-12-4High Priority – Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. Male employee peeling raw shrimp strayed working with cleaned utensils and plates at the cook line, o hand washed occurred.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in cooler, raw chicken stored above raw beef and raw salmon (sushi rolls) covered under consumer advisory. Manager moved trays and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, at room temperature rice 64F, manager voluntarily discarded.
Intermediate 4
02B-01-5Intermediate – Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. Digital menu for sushi doesn't identify raw items, during inspection manager turned off the digital menu (TV). Paper menu on site with consumer advisory and raw items identified **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Handwash sink at the sushi bar area, manager provided. **Corrected On-Site**
02B-02-5Intermediate – Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. No consumer advisory for digital menu, Inspector printed and manager posted consumer advisory. **Corrected On-Site**
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. At the cook line, noodles no date marked, also tofu, per manager food was cooked/opened 02/023/26.
Basic 4
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Posted license expired, 2024. **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened employee drink (energy drink) next to utensils at the cook line, employee moved. **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 jackets stored on top of oil jugs, manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Walk-in cooler shelves soiled with food residue.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 14, 2026 12:36 AM.
Violation category totals
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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.