AKI SUSHI
303 SE 17 ST STE 306 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
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. Employee at cookline placed a cooked steak into a foam tray with bare hands for a customer's order. Inspector had the employee begin reheating the steak to 145F, wash hands, and put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. 1. Pan of raw shrimp stored directly above pan containing cooked noodles inside walk-in cooler. 2. Wrapped portions of raw frozen chicken stored on shelf above wrapped portions of frozen cooked noodles inside reach-in freezer. Manager moved both raw items away during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. Pan of fried shrimp without time marks held at room temperature at cookline. Manager stated the shrimp has been held at room temperature since 11:30 and added the proper time marks during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 2
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. One employee washed hands in prep sink at cookline.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Plant and two vases stored down inside handwash sink in back of kitchen. Manager removed the items from the sink during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
Basic 10
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Single-use cup without handle stored down inside rice bin. **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4Basic – Cardboard used to line food-contact and nonfood-contact shelves. Cardboard used to line top of grill and shelving throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. 1. Absorbent and porous acoustic ceiling tiles in-use throughout kitchen. 2. Ceiling above sushi bar made from an absorbent fabric. **Repeat Violation**
32-12-6Basic – Covered waste receptacle not provided in women's bathroom. No covered trash can inside women's restroom.
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. One dead roach on floor at cookline. Manager cleaned the area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Approximately 3 inch gap above screen door and several holes at bottom portion of screen door. One dead roach present at cookline.
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Handwash sink faucet leaking near back door. **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. Power drill and pliers stored on top of ice machine. Manager removed both during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
36-50-4Basic – Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Wall above prep table near cookline soiled with grease.
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored down inside mop bucket neat mop sink. Manager hung the mop to dry during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 12:19 AM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.