SARKU JAPAN
459 BRANDON TOWN CENTER, WESTFIELD BRANDON · BRANDON · Hillsborough County · FL 33511
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 2
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed 1 18lb case of washed and cut broccoli placed back into original container. Manager voluntarily removed box from walk in, and threw box in trash. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook line: cut cabbage (48F – Cold Holding) Not being held with any temperature control. Discussed with manager to keep on ice or use time as a public health control. **Warning**
Intermediate 5
03G-42-2Intermediate – Establishment using food additives or adding components such as vinegar as a method of food preservation or to make the food not time/temperature control for safety without an approved Process Waiver from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Restaurant acidifying sushi rice and testing with Ph paper strip, and no process waiver. Current log showed Ph of 4.3 Discussed with manager to use time as a public health control until process waiver and HACCP Plan is submitted and approved. Sent paperwork to operator **Warning**
01D-02-4Intermediate – Failure to maintain freezing records on nonexempt fish for 90 days. Operator only had invoices for past 30 days. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No quaternary ammonium chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Current test strips expired in 2020, no replacement strips available **Warning**
03G-50-1Intermediate – Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment is acidifying sushi rice with no HACCP Plan. Discussed with manager to use time as a public health control until process waiver and HACCP Plan is submitted and approved. Sent paperwork to operator. **Warning**
03G-37-4Intermediate – pH meter used to test sushi rice not used according to manufacturer's instructions/no distilled water available. Operator testing each batch of sushi rice with ph strip that expired in 2019 and using regular non-distilled water in attempt to test. Discussed with manager to use time as a public health control until process waiver and HACCP Plan is submitted and approved. Sent paperwork to operator **Warning**
Basic 6
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed employee phone next to sushi boxes. **Warning**
08B-29-4Basic – Food-contact surface not cleaned and sanitized between working with unwashed produce and ready-to-eat food. Observed 1 18lb case of washed and cut broccoli placed back into original container. Manager voluntarily removed container from walk in and disposed in trash. Stop sale. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed sushi knives stored in 91F standing water. **Warning**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Sushi to go boxes and lids stored upright. **Warning**
14-12-4Basic – Utensils in poor condition. Ice bucket broken, can't hang upside down. **Warning**
21-08-4Basic – Wiping cloth quaternary ammonium compound sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed sanitizer bucket on cook line reading 0 ppm. Manager remade bucket, testing at 200 ppm. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 19, 2026 7:36 AM.
Violation category totals
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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.