HIBACHI EXPRESS
5921 UNIVERSITY BLVD W STE 1 · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32216
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
Counts reported for this inspection visit.
See what changed since the last inspection.
Sign in or create a free account to browse without ads and see newly cited, repeated, and no-longer-cited violation categories.
All DBPR Inspector Observations
13 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. Observed employee handling cooked noodles with bare hands to place in storage container for later usage. Provided technical assistance to manager and employee put on gloves to finish preparing noodles **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Observed employee wash and rinse utensils at prep sink and place in pan back on cook line to be used without sanitizing. Manager intervened and sanitize utensils **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed raw prep steak stored on shelf above storage container bin of yum yum sauce in walk in cooler. Moved by manager. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 6
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Provided operator with Clean-Up of Vomiting and Diarrheal Events handout **Corrected On-Site**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Discussed and provided the Employee Health Reporting Agreement form during the inspection and employee signed **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. At sushi bar hand wash sink on front line. Manager provided **Corrected On-Site**
53B-11-4Intermediate – Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Employee Xiang H with training certificate with changed date of completion from 2019 to 2012 and expiration date also changed from 2022 to 2025. Reviewed with manager will need a new certificate to be completed. Also other employees training certificates completed in pencil and informed manager will need to be completed in pen **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle with pink solution stored on front counter not labeled. Manager labeled it sanitizer **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hot water turn off at front sushi bar counter. Manager turn hot water back on **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 4
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink cup on prep table in kitchen. Employee removed **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler on front line with torn gasket **Repeat Violation**
14-10-4Basic – Equipment or utensils not designed or constructed in a durable manner. Observed paint brush with metal around base of bristles stored with dry utensils in storage rack area that is used for food preparation. Manager discarded **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Walk in Freezer floor soiled with food debris
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 21, 2026 12:36 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 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.