Sakura Gables Japanese Rest
Last inspected: Feb 10, 2026
27
Score
Sakura Gables Japanese Rest, located at 440 S Dixie Hwy in Coral Gables, FL, had a high-risk inspection on February 10, 2026, with a score of 27. This inspection identified 3 critical, 2 major, and 13 minor violations, including issues with chemical storage and improper use of a handwash sink. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its ten scored visits.
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Inspections
3
Critical latest
2
Major latest
13
Minor latest
Inspection History
Feb 10, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 13 minor violations.
27
Sep 15, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 13 minor violations.
22
Mar 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 7 minor violations.
21
Sep 23, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 9 minor violations.
33
Apr 24, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
47
Feb 8, 2024
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 minor violations.
74
May 30, 2023
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
25
Jul 29, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
39
Violations — Feb 10, 2026 Inspection
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Dorsey bottle of car polish stored on prep counter at kitchen operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
41-10-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed operator using front counter hand sink to fill sanitizer bucket.
31A-11-4
Basic - 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. Observed at front counter reach in cooler, frozen reduced oxygen package of tuna not removed from packaging prior to thawing. Operator removed from packaging. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employees open can of soda on kitchen area prep cutting board. Operator removed and discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed soiled with grease and debris behind fixed equipment throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed throughout kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed at cook line on oven handles. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
10-20-4
Basic - In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. Observed at front counter in a container of tempura mix. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-01-5
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed at oven soiled with grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed at cook line stove. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Observed at open kitchen exit door. **Repeat Violation**
35B-13-4
Basic - Stored food not covered. Observed at front counter reach in cooler, bowls of garden salad stored uncovered. **Repeat Violation**
08B-12-5
Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed hood filters soiled with grease build up.
36-50-4
Basic - Walk-in cooler and freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
14-17-4
Basic - Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout kitchen a front sushi area. **Repeat Violation**
36-27-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Observed at walk in freezer, raw beef skewers stored over box of mixed vegetables.
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed for sushi rice at front counter. As per operator was placed 1 hour ago. Operator placed time onto rice. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Observed none at front counter hand sink. Operator provided. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31B-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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