SAKE HOUSE

Name: SAKE HOUSE
Address: 760 W LUMSDEN RD, BRANDON, FL, 33511, US
Rating: 67.9

760 W LUMSDEN RD, BRANDON, FL 33511

License #3906224

🍱 Japanese/Sushi ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

67.9 Grade F / 100

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SAKE HOUSE in BRANDON currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 67.9 out of 100 — an F grade — a serious pattern of repeat or critical violations. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on April 9, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 29 total violations — 4 critical, 8 major, 17 minor.

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[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Noodles and sauces in walk in cooler
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board cooks line Interior ice machine
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of reach in coolers on cooks line Hood filters soiled Exterior ice machine Door handle walk in cooler Dry storage racks heavily soiled
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Ice scoops stored in handwash sink next to ice machine. Handwashing sink in sushi station sauces stored in sink. Employee removed
[24-05-4] Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Spoons in kitchen
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under cooking equipment
[52-04-5] Establishment advertised a specific fish on the menu/menu board but served another type of fish. Menu states red snapper and cooler is labeled snapper. When asked the manager (Shui Yan Lin ) where snapper is she stated employees use tilapia. Invoice from SK Foods Solutions on 4/6/26 show order of tilapia Menu states fried grouper. No grouper present or on invoices. When asked manager Shui Yan Lin what they use she stated Swai. Invoice from 3/26/26 from performance foodservice shows Swai purchase. No invoices on site for grouper or red snapper. Establishment does not have any tilapia or Swai on menus.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw meats over ready to eat sauce in walk in cooler
[03F-10-5] No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. Manager states written procedures are at home office
[14-11-5] Equipment in poor repair. Gasket torn reach in cooler and reach in freezer on cooks line Ice build up reach in freezer Rusted racks in walk in cooler
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Purple chemical in spray bottles next panko

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple items in reach in coolers and walk in cooler not date marked.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Poultry (45F); Fish (46F). Operator moved to walk in cooler.
[10-12-5] In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. Ice scoop,stored,on soda fountain grate.
[14-69-4] Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Freezer under sushi bar
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Wall unspent sink at dish machine has mold-like buildup
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. Tank for soda fountain unsecured.
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Vinegar solution for sushi rice on floor by rear hand sink. Bag of carrots on floor in walk in cooler. Operator placed items on shelf.
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Unlabeled spray bottle with blue liquid in cabinet under microwave in wait station. Unlabeled bottle with purple liquid on oven door handle.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters soiled with grease buildup.
[23-24-4] Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Small reach in freezer under sushi line door handles soiled.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Hand sink near kitchen door blocked by rolling cart with rice cooker. Operator moved cart. Hand sink by ice machine used to store ice scoops. Operator removed scoops.
[08B-39-4] Raw fruits/vegetables not washed prior to preparation. Observed employee cut unwashed avocado. Instructed staff that all unwashed produce must be rinsed before cutting. Employee rinsed the avacados.
[05-09-4] No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. Observed in white reach in cooler. Observed in sushi coolers on sushi line.
[14-33-4] Reach-in cooler shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw shrimp stored over bottled sauces in walk in cooler. Operator moved shrimp to lower shelf.
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee beverage on prep surface near sushi bar cutting board.

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