KIZUNA SUSHI & HIBACHI
With 4 documented inspections, KIZUNA SUSHI & HIBACHI in CLERMONT has achieved a 3.0/5 food safety rating. Recent inspections show improving food safety practices.
2633 S HWY 27 STE 102, CLERMONT 34711
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★☆☆ (3.0/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection Date: 11/6/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13510841
- 08B-38-4:Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Food stored on floor. -ginger on floor on sushi line, operator corrected Corrected On-Site Warning - From follow-up inspection 2025-11-06: **Time Extended**
Inspection Date: 10/27/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13543363
- 16-21-4:Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine.
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -tempura container and sauce container in walk in cooler. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -open beverage container above reach in make table on cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 12B-02-4:Basic - Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. -employee drank out of water bottle on cook line beside reach in cooler. Educated employee and operator. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -employee coats and bag stored on dry storage rack in kitchen, operator relocated Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. -sauce containers in walk in cooler Repeat Violation
- 10-12-5:Basic - In-use ice scoop stored on soiled surface between uses. -stored on soda boxes, operator removed and placed on clean tray. Corrected On-Site
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -scoop in water by cook line, operator removed. Corrected On-Site
- 36-62-4:Basic - Lights not functioning under hood suppression system Repeat Violation
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. -take out boxes in dining area not inverted, operator inverted. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 08B-12-5:Basic - Stored food not covered. -prepped carrots and onions in walk in cooler. Operator covered. Corrected On-Site
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. -unwashed oranges over prepped sauces in walk in cooler, operator moved. Corrected On-Site
- 02D-01-5:Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. -flour on cook line
- 03D-02-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. -cooked rice (46F - cooling since last evening at 9:00), walk in cooler
- 01B-36-5:High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. -cooked rice (46F - cooling since last evening at 9:00), walk in cooler, placed in large, deep pan and covered.
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw beef (51F - Cold Holding); raw chicken (46F - Cold Holding), reach in make table on cook line, operator moved to walk in cooler for quick chill. Chicken -43F, beef 50F **Corrective Action Taken**
- 03D-15-4:Intermediate - Food being cooled by nonapproved method as evidenced by inadequate rate of cooling during time of inspection. --cooked rice (46F - cooling since last evening at 9:00), walk in cooler, placed in large, deep pan and covered.
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -white cutting boards on cook line -interior of microwave in server area
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -by back door, educated operator, operator removed items. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. -by back door.
- 46-01-4:Marked exit/path to marked exit blocked. For reporting purposes only. -side exit door blocked by high chairs
Inspection Date: 9/3/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13504049
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. -rice container, raw chicken container on cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. -drink above make table on cook line. Operator removed Corrected On-Site Warning
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. -Red Bull package in reach in cooler above restaurant food on cook line. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. -drink cups by soda machine Warning
- 35B-08-4:Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. -over cook line and dry storage shelves in kitchen Warning
- 08B-38-4:Basic - Food stored on floor. -ginger on floor on sushi line, operator corrected Corrected On-Site Warning
- 10-07-4:Basic - In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. -scoop and other utensils in water on cook line, 86F, operator removed Corrected On-Site Warning
- 36-62-4:Basic - Lights not functioning over cook line near ice Warning
- 25-05-4:Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. -take out containers on floor in dining room Warning
- 22-41-4:High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. -0 ppm, operator primed sanitizer on machine, 50 ppm Corrected On-Site Warning
- 14-31-5:High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. -wontons in reach in freezer and tuna in walk in freezer in take out bags, operator removed items from bags. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. -raw chicken over miso paste in walk in cooler Warning
- 31A-09-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. -by back door, blocked by sauces and bags of rice Warning
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. -ice in hand sink at entry to kitchen Warning
- 52-01-4:Intermediate - Identity of food or food product misrepresented. -white tuna listed on menu Sushi and Sashimi a la carte, in Kizuna Salad, Holiday Roll on take out menus and dine in menus, escolar is on all invoices and boxes in walk in freezer Admin Complaint
- 02B-01-5:Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. -undercooked egg on ramen dishes Warning
- 16-37-1:Intermediate - No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. -chlorine Warning
- 03F-10-5:Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food. -sushi rice in sushi line, provided Time as a Public Health Control form to operator, operator completed form. Corrected On-Site Warning
- 41-17-4:Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -bottle of pink liquid in dish area Warning
Inspection Date: 8/7/2025
Inspection #: Visit ID: 13478274
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed