SAKURA GABLES JAPANESE REST

Name: SAKURA GABLES JAPANESE REST
Address: 440 S DIXIE HWY, CORAL GABLES, FL, 331462201, US
Rating: 61.3

440 S DIXIE HWY, CORAL GABLES, FL 331462201

License #2301326

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

61.3 Grade F / 100

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SAKURA GABLES JAPANESE REST in CORAL GABLES currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 61.3 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 February 10, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 26 total violations — 6 critical, 3 major, 17 minor.

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Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[03F-02-5] 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.
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler and freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed at cook line stove.
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed operator using front counter hand sink to fill sanitizer bucket.
[36-27-5] Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Observed throughout kitchen a front sushi area.
[41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Dorsey bottle of car polish stored on prep counter at kitchen operator removed.
[22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed at oven soiled with grease build up.
[35B-13-4] Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Observed at open kitchen exit door.
[06-09-1] 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.
[12B-07-4] 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.
[10-01-5] 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.
[08A-05-6] 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.
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Observed soiled with grease and debris behind fixed equipment throughout kitchen.

Inspection Completed - No Further Action
[35B-13-4] Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Observed at open kitchen exit door.
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed at reach in freezer in kitchen, portioned containers of salmon roe not date marked to track freezing time.
[23-24-4] Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Observed at kitchen microwave.
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed at hand sink next to walk in blocked by buckets.
[36-24-5] Hole in or other damage to wall. Observed throughout kitchen.
[42-01-4] Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry.
[08A-04-5] Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Observed at walk in cooler tray raw chicken stored on top of box of oranges.
[08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Observed at front counter container of ginger stored uncovered. Observed at kitchen reach in cooler plates if garden salads stored uncovered.
[22-20-5] Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Observed stored on cook line oven door.
[25-05-4] Single-service articles improperly stored. Observed boxes of condiment cups stored on floor at kitchen exit door.
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed at kitchen prep counter California roll (81F - Cold Holding); tofu (53F - Cold Holding). As per operator for less than 1 hour. Operator placed into reach in coolers.
[08A-17-6] Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Observed at walk in freezer trays raw beef steaks stored over filets of tuna and salmon.

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