HIBACHI EXPRESS
7578 SE MARICAMP RD #111 · OCALA · Marion County · FL 34472
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
12A-28-4High Priority – Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Two male employee touched clothes and continued to cook without washing hands. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
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. Manager touched slice avocado at sushi bar with bare hands.
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Thank you bag on top of noodles on cook line. Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler at sushi bar: raw bacon on shelf over sauce. In walk in cooler: case of raw shell eggs on shelf over noodles. Manager moved all. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Basic 9
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Pan with no handle in rice near back door. Cup in garlic in walk in cooler. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
50-09-4Basic – Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Posted license expired 6/1/24
14-09-4Basic – Cutting board has cut marks and is no longer cleanable. White board at triple sink **Repeat Violation**
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened drink on top of salmon in walk in freezer. Manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-02-4Basic – In-use utensil not stored properly between use. Cooking utensils in water at 84F on cook line. Tongs on oven door handle. Ice bucket not inverted. Sushi mats on top of sushi case at front counter. Manager changed water to 140F, flipped over ice bucket and moved sushi mat. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Two stacks of to go trays on top shelf above cook line. Manager flipped over. **Corrected On-Site**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel at sushi bar. Placed in bucket. **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At sushi bar 0 ppm. Manager refreshed then 100 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 20, 2026 12:28 PM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.