Inspection Report

Florida DBPR Inspection Report
Completed

WASABI SUSHI

965 SR 16 #108 · SAINT AUGUSTINE · St. Johns County · FL 32084

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Inspection Summary

Inspection dateJuly 30, 2024
Inspection typeRoutine – Food
Inspection classFood
DBPR dispositionInspection Completed – No Further Action
Resultmet_inspection_standards
Inspection number3467400
Visit number1
Inspection Visit ID8778397
DBPR license6501954

Violation Summary

Counts reported for this inspection visit.

Full inspector observations available
2 High Priority1 Intermediate1 Basic0 Critical0 Non-Critical4 Total
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All DBPR Inspector Observations

4 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.

High Priority 2

#2High Priority09-01-4

High 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 operator stacking sushi in reach in cooler without gloves or utensils. Discussed bare hand contact or AOPs with operator. Operator washed hands and placed gloves on. **Corrective Action Taken**

Corrective Action Taken
#3High Priority01D-01-5

High Priority – Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded. Observed invoice from Great Wall Seafood VA, LLC does not have parasite destruction information for Escolar. Establishment does not have other parasite destruction from this distributor. Instructed operator to acquire parasite destruction before serving sushi with Escolar. Operator was not willing to call distributor during inspection after being requested multiple times.

Intermediate 1

#4Intermediate22-02-4

Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed yellow cutting board at sushi bar stained with black streaks.

Basic 1

#1Basic14-11-5

Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed gaskets on flip-top cooler door torn. **Repeat Violation**

Repeat Violation

Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 1, 2026 2:16 PM.

Violation category totals
Category 1 · Approved food source
1 observation(s)
Category 9 · Bare-hand contact with ready-to-eat food / AOP
1 observation(s)
Category 14 · Food-contact and nonfood-contact surface design/maintenance
1 observation(s)
Category 22 · Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
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.