FUJI SUSHI AND HIBACHI
17860 SE 109 AVE UNIT 618 · SUMMERFIELD · Marion County · FL 34491
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
29 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 9
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Male employee entered kitchen from outside and began working without washing hands.
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee touched hair and ears then packaged food in bags without washing hands.
22-45-4High Priority – Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Make employee washed and rinsed pot then continued to dry with paper towel without sanitizing pot.
10-05-5High Priority – In-use utensil stored in unclean water at or above 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Whisk in white washed water at 86F near stove in kitchen area.
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Approximately ten live flies in kitchen area. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler in kitchen: packs of raw pork over bin of vegetables. In walk in cooler: raw fish thawing on myself over case of lemons. In sushi bar: raw fish stored on same pan with cooked eel. Pan of raw fish on shelf over vegetables. All were moved during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Pan of raw beef on shelf over pan of raw shrimp in reach in cooler near back door. **Warning**
03B-01-6High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Sushi rice 109F. Operator added time stamp of 1 pm and will discard at 5 pm. **Corrective Action Taken**
29-42-4High Priority – Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Sink in back room.
Intermediate 9
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. Milk opened two days prior with no date mark. Added date. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4Intermediate – Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. At bar, extension chord with multiple plug ins over hand sink. At sushi bar, sink has bottle and sponge. In back kitchen area, sink has spoon inside. All were moved during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
53A-01-7Intermediate – Manager or person in charge lacking proof of food manager certification. **Warning**
16-37-1Intermediate – No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. Chlorine used for sanitizer buckets. Manager ordered and is waiting on delivery.
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Sushi bar moved to other side of dining room and new hand sink installed. High temp dish machine added in kitchen. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
11-26-1Intermediate – No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Missing for several employees.
03F-10-5Intermediate – No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Operator explained the use of time for sushi rice. Not able to provide written documentation and time not written on rice. Time was added and DBPR documents were emailed to operator.
53B-13-5Intermediate – Proof of required state approved employee training not available for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. Missing for more than ten employees.
Basic 11
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Bowls in three containers of rice.
36-36-4Basic – Ceiling tile missing. Several missing in kitchen area. Employee currently working in ceiling.
24-05-4Basic – Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Plates on top shelf at sushi bar not inverted.
29-18-4Basic – Drain cover(s) missing. Two missing near ice machine.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Opened coffee drink I reach in cooler over sauces. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Bags of rice stored on floor in back kitchen area. **Warning**
10-01-5Basic – In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Handle of scoop in drink ice at server station.
35B-05-4Basic – Outer openings not protected during operation and vermin and/or environmental cross contamination present. Kitchen back door near walk in cooler is not self closing fully and being left open. Also, large crack at door that is blocked in back hallway.
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. Several plastic trays on top shelf at sushi bar. Foam trays in kitchen area. All were flipped over. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Several bulk food containers on hibachi roll carts in hallway near restroom not covered. Manager placed plastic wrap over carts. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning**
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. One towel in bar area and one towel at sushi bar.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 2, 2026 2:12 PM.
Violation category totals
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2 observation(s)
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2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.