KYODAI JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE
210 ORANGE PARK N PARKWAY · ORANGE PARK · Clay County · FL 32073
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
22 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 5
03D-01-5High Priority – Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Rice in walk in freezer at 104F. Manager states rice prepared at 10:00am. Temperature taken at 12:24pm.
22-57-6High Priority – Heat strip failed to turn black to indicate the sanitization temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit was achieved on the dish surface and/or high temperature holding thermometer did not reach 160F. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired. Dish machine tested at maximum temperature of 109F. Inspector's heat strip indicator did not indicate color change. **Warning**
01B-02-5High Priority – Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Observed beef (46F/47F/46F – Cold Holding); cut cabbage (47F – Cold Holding); rice (56F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (44F – Cold Holding); chicken (45F – Cold Holding); butter (46F – Cold Holding); shell eggs ambient (52F – Cold Holding); chicken (48F – Cold Holding); milk (46F – Cold Holding); half and half (47F – Cold Holding); cream cheese (45F – Cold Holding); scallops (47F – Cold Holding); shrimp (46F – Cold Holding); chicken (47F – Cold Holding); beef (47F – Cold Holding); tofu (48F – Cold Holding); salmon (50F – Cold Holding); wings (50F – Cold Holding); crawfish (48F – Cold Holding); crab salad (45F – Cold Holding); octopus (48F – Cold Holding); squid (45F – Cold Holding); tuna (44F/45F – Cold Holding) in walk in cooler. Manager states all products have been in the cooler overnight.
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. See stop sale. Observed beef (46F/47F/46F – Cold Holding); chicken (45F – Cold Holding); cut cabbage (47F – Cold Holding); rice (56F – Cold Holding); cut lettuce (44F – Cold Holding); butter (46F – Cold Holding); shell eggs ambient (52F – Cold Holding); chicken (48F – Cold Holding); milk (46F – Cold Holding); half and half (47F – Cold Holding); cream cheese (45F – Cold Holding); scallops (47F – Cold Holding); shrimp (46F – Cold Holding); chicken (47F – Cold Holding); beef (47F – Cold Holding); tofu (48F – Cold Holding); salmon (50F – Cold Holding); wings (50F – Cold Holding); crawfish (48F – Cold Holding); crab salad (45F – Cold Holding); octopus (48F – Cold Holding); squid (45F – Cold Holding); tuna (44F/45F – Cold Holding) in walk in cooler. Manager states all products have been in the cooler overnight. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-15-5High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Wiping cloth solution at utility sink tested at 200+ppm chlorine. Manager remade solution to 50ppm chlorine. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 4
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Gallon of milk in walk in cooler not dated. Manager unsure of when opened. See stop sale for temperature abuse.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior of ice chute on server line has black mold-like substance. **Repeat Violation**
31A-09-4Intermediate – Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand wash sink by ice machine blocked by cart. Manager moved cart. Hand wash sink at end of cook line with rice in sink. Employee removed rice. **Corrected On-Site**
16-62-1Intermediate – No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. No measuring device available. Manager has thermometer with max/min indicated on device but it is not working.
Basic 13
35A-03-4Basic – Dead flying insects on premises. Approximately 50 dead flying insects in light shield at ice machine. Employee removed shield and discarded all dead insects. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
14-71-4Basic – Duct tape used to repair nonfood-contact surface. Duct tape used on drawer fronts below grills. Observed one fan broken and ice build up around broken fan in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4Basic – Floor/ceiling tiles/ceiling vents soiled/has accumulation of debris. Floor under cooking equipment in kitchen is soiled. Ceiling tiles above utility sink in kitchen are soiled. Standing water on the floor under/around ice machine. Floor under hand wash sink in bar with debris. Ceiling vent in men's restroom is dusty. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole in wall in men's restroom, far stall behind toilet.
10-08-5Basic – Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. Ice scoop handle in ice at left soda machine. In back storage area, scoop for rice and sugar has handle in contact with products. Bowl used as scoop in peas and carrots and rice in walk in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4Basic – Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Interior of toaster oven with debris build up.
05-09-4Basic – No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. No ambient thermometers for reach in cooler in kitchen, walk in cooler and beer walk in cooler.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. No handwashing sign at main kitchen hand wash sink.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters have grease build up. Shelf near far hand wash sink on cook line is soiled. Underplating on both soda machines around nozzles is soiled. **Repeat Violation**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Open employee beverage in reach in cooler in kitchen. Manager discarded. Employee drink on prep table with no lid/covering. Manager discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
29-08-4Basic – Plumbing system in disrepair. Leak in women's restroom ceiling in far stall.
08B-39-4Basic – Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed cut lemon on cart in kitchen with cut through sticker still attached to lemon.
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Wiping cloth solution stored on floor by entrance to walk in cooler.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 30, 2026 1:12 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.