TAKARA JAPANESE RESTAURANT

Name: TAKARA JAPANESE RESTAURANT
Address: 3740 OVERSEAS HWY, MARATHON, FL, 330502339, US
Rating: 89.5

3740 OVERSEAS HWY, MARATHON, FL 330502339

License #5402184

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

89.5 Grade B / 100

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TAKARA JAPANESE RESTAURANT in MARATHON currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 89.5 out of 100 — a B grade — generally clean with some minor or moderate violations on record. This restaurant has one inspection on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on December 9, 2025. Across those visits, inspectors documented 13 total violations — 2 critical, 4 major, 7 minor.

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Warning Issued
[02C-02-5] Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Cooked rice, soup sauces, in walk in cooler
[31B-02-4] No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink.
[36-73-4] Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris.
[38-07-4] Lights in food preparation, food storage or warewashing area missing the proper shield, sleeve coatings or covers.
[22-02-4] Food-contact surface soiled with food debris. Observed food storage containers are soiled.
[14-86-1] Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface, exterior of refrigerator soiled with grease, food debris. Refrigerator gaskets are solid with food debris The top of refrigerator is soiled with debris Walk-in cooler door has slime built up
[42-03-5] Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. Tools over food
[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.
[10-20-4] In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
[29-49-6] Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler.
[14-45-4] Cardboard used to line nonfood-contact shelves.
[31B-03-4] No soap provided at handwash sink.

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