SUSHI-X
8221-16 SOUTHSIDE BLVD · JACKSONVILLE · Duval County · FL 32256
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 5
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. Observed sushi line chef cutting peeled cucumber with bare hands. Observed dishwasher cutting lemons to be used in drinks per person in charge with bare hands.
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Observed employee wash hands with no soap, then dry hands with bar towel stored in employees back pocket. Also, observed same employee handle raw chicken, then handle clean tray without hand wash. Person in charge spoke to employee who washed hands. **Corrective Action Taken** **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 raw chicken stored over prepped sushi rolls. In walk in cooler raw fish stored on case of avocados. In reach in cooler raw salmon stored over noodles. In reach in freezer no longer commercially packaged chicken stored over no longer commercially packaged shrimp, fish. Person in charge began rearranging. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Tuna with instructions to be removed from packaging in walk in cooler and in reach in cooler thawed with no oxygen introduced. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle with blue chemical stored on shelf with nozzle facing single service items. Also, spray bottle and container of chemicals stored with squirt bottle with food product under cook line. Person in charge moved to appropriate location. **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 7
01D-02-4Intermediate – Failure to maintain freezing records on nonexempt fish for 90 days. Person in charge only able to provide 1.5 months of invoices during inspection.
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board in kitchen soiled, stained.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed dishwasher cleaning pan in back hand wash sink. Observed items stored in back hand wash sink. Person in charge removed. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
53B-01-5Intermediate – No proof of required state approved employee training provided for any employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. No proof of any training due to all documents falsified with new expiration date. Originally expired at beginning of January 2025. **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. New employee working at establishment for approximately 1 week per person in charge is unable to prove employee made aware of reporting responsibilities.
31B-03-4Intermediate – No soap provided at handwash sink. Soap missing at hand wash sink in kitchen at cook line. Person in charge provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Several spray bottles containing blue chemical unlabeled in kitchen. Person in charge labeled. **Corrected On-Site**
Basic 17
16-03-4Basic – Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dishmachine with heavy debris buildup on ceiling of unit. **Repeat Violation**
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. To go bowls with no handles used as scoops in bulk dry goods. Person in charge began removing. **Corrective Action Taken**
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Tuna with instructions to be removed from packaging in walk in cooler and in reach in cooler thawed with no oxygen introduced. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee phone stored on cutting board. Employee jackets stored on shelving with food products. Person in charge began removing. **Corrective Action Taken**
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Cups at server line wet nesting.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Observed door to far right side sushi cooler broken, missing piece. Missing piece to lid to bulk container in kitchen. Observed rust buildup on top of lay down reach in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Light visible around back door frame when fully closed.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Tub of beef stored on floor in walk in cooler. Person in charge raised. **Corrected On-Site**
33-20-4Basic – Grease on the ground and/or pad around grease receptacle. Shared grease receptacle area has buildup of grease on ground and receptacles, lids open. Observed old discarded equipment near shared dumpster.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Heavy grease buildup on hood filters, sides of fryers in kitchen. Gaskets to lay down reach in freezer in kitchen with heavy debris buildup where door meets freezer. Also, food debris buildup on walk in cooler shelving. Soda plates with debris buildup at server line.
16-48-4Basic – Old food stuck to clean dishware/utensils. Old food debris staining, old label residue observed on containers in clean dish area.
08B-12-5Basic – Stored food not covered. Observed lobster tails in stand up reach in freezer not wrapped or covered. Stored frozen raw in direct contact with shelving.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Items thawing at room temperature in kitchen. Person in charge moved to walk in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
36-02-5Basic – Unsealed concrete floor in food preparation, food storage, warewashing area or bathroom. Floor around grease trap under sink not smooth and easily cleanable.
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mop stored on floor in back kitchen hallway. Also, power tool stored on bag in box soda in back kitchen.
21-12-4Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed wet wiping cloths on sushi line not stored in sanitizer, person in charge moved to sanitizer. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Sanitizer bucket at sushi line test at 10ppm. Person in charge remade to 50ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on September 16, 2026 1:01 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.