TAKARA SUSHI GRILL & BAR
3949 VAN DYKE RD · LUTZ · Hillsborough County · FL 33558
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 7
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 cutting lemons with bare hands discuss with operator the importance of gloves employee placed on gloves. **Warning**
01D-08-5High Priority – Operator unable to provide documentation that aquacultured fish has been raised in a controlled environment and fed formulated feed. **Warning**
08A-13-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored in top portion of make table over ready-to-eat food in bottom portion of make table – no complete physical barrier between top and bottom. Raw fish over cucumber reach in cooler cooks line. **Warning**
08A-04-5High Priority – Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw tuna over unwashed onions walk in cooler employee removed to proper storage. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken over tofu employe removed to proper storage. Raw chicken over tofu in walk in cooler. Employee removed to proper store **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler on cooks line Cream cheese 47 f imitation Krab 46 f employee moved to freezer 2nd temp all to 43 f Sushi line yellow tail 47 f raw salmon 47 f raw tuna 46 f raw octopus 46 f 2nd temp Kale cut 70f on counter employee moved to cooler. **Warning**
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 and the time removed from temperature. Cook rice not marked employee placed time mark 11 am **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
Intermediate 5
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Ice machine soiled employee cleaned at time of inspection **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Stored spoon and cutting tool. Sushi bar employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. Yun Chen **Warning**
31B-02-4Intermediate – No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.at multiple hand washing sinks **Warning**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink at hand washing sink back kitchen. Tested at 77 f Hand washing sink at bar area. Tested at 78 f **Warning**
Basic 3
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Make table reach in cooler drink mixed with food.employee removed **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Soy sauce and sugar in buckets on floor **Warning**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Hot water handle on hand washing sink not working back kitchen **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 10, 2026 1:19 PM.
Violation category totals
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
5 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.