SUSHI BISTRO OF OCALA
18 SE BROADWAY ST · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34471
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 4
22-41-4High Priority – Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Observed dishmachine at 10ppmm
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed cloth towel on top of rice in rice cooker at sushi bar.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed white tuna at 48F at sushi bar, all other times were at propped temperature. Cook explained that they flame the top of the white tuna 30 minutes earler to removed oil texture.
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 control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed rice at sushi bar kept on time with no time mark. Per Manager rice was cooked two hours earlier **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 3
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed frozen fish in hand wash sink at sushi bar
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed spray bottle not properly labeled with identifying contents ( bleach ). Manager labeled bottles. **Corrected On-Site**
27-16-4Intermediate – Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Observed no running hot water at hand wash sink at server station. Manager turned on water supply under sink for hot water. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 6
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employee drink on sushi prep table
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Observed soiled apron stored on dry goods storage area rack.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Observed equipment not properly air-dried, and stored wet on clean ware rack resulting in wet nesting. **Repeat Violation**
33-23-4Basic – Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Observed grease receptacle stored on rocks and soiled with no non-absorbent pad under grease receptacle.
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer. Observed ice buildup up in reach in freezer in kitchen **Repeat Violation**
16-46-4Basic – Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Observed old labels not removed from food containers before cleaning, stored on the clean ware rack.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 2, 2026 2:03 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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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.