WASABI SUSHI & GRILL
13154 CORTEZ BLVD · BROOKSVILLE · Hernando County · FL 34613
Inspection Summary
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. One small fly in kitchen near cook line **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. 5 live roaches in soda fountain in kitchen **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. Excrement present on back storage wall in sushi prep area in top corners above and behind storage rack **Warning**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in walk in cooler not dated. **Warning**
Basic 11
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 3 dead roaches under three compartment sink in kitchen 1 dead near soda fountain in kitchen **Warning**
12B-12-5Basic – Employee drinking from an unenclosed beverage container in a food preparation/clean dishware area and the container does not have a dispensing mechanism to prevent hand contact with lip contact area of drink container. Open red bull can on cooks line. Operator removed **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floors, walls and ceiling through kitchen and behind sushi bar soiled. **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Oil near kitchen entrance Soy sauce buckets in dry storage Yum yum sauce in prep area Operator moved all **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Microwave on cooks line, small oven behind sushi bar **Warning**
43-01-4Basic – Living/sleeping quarters that open directly into a public food service establishment without complete partitioning and/or self-closing doors. In dining area section closed off housing reach in freezer, dry goods and single service items, tables and chairs have been set up,into bed like structures, employee asleep in one of aforementioned structures during inspection. **Warning**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelving above three compartment Sink soiled **Warning**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Operator closed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. **Warning**
14-06-4Basic – Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Reach in cooler in prep area lifted from floor with unsealed wooden pallet. **Warning**
02D-01-5Basic – Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Multiple bottles with cooking liquids on cook line not labeled **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:42 AM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
4 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.