TONYS SUSHI STEAKHOUSE
3405 SW COLLEGE RD #103, OCALA 34474
Overall Food Safety Rating
★★★½☆ (3.6/5)
Based on 4 health inspection reports
All Inspection Reports
Inspection on 4/10/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
2
Total
2
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Reach-in cooler gaskets with food debris, employee cleaned during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 22-16-4:Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. At the cook line Reach-in cooler doors soiled, employee cleaned during inspection. Also shelves with accumulation of food debris, employee cleaned. **Corrected On-Site**
Food safety inspection conducted on 4/10/2025 revealed 2 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 2 basic).
Inspection on 2/12/2025
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
7
Total
7
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- 06-09-1: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. In walk-in cooler, ground tuna placed to thawed last night at 34F, Manager immediately removed from vacuum sealed package. **Corrected On-Site**
- 12B-07-4:Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils.Employee drink on prep table at the sushi bar area, manager removed. **Corrected On-Site**
- 40-06-5:Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. At the dry storage area, employee personal jacket stored on top of closed rice bags, Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
- 14-11-5:Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Reach-in cooler at the cook line (left door) broken gaskets
- 10-08-5:Basic - Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At the sushi bar area, ice scoop handle touching the ice, manager removed and sanitize. **Corrected On-Site**
- 25-06-4:Basic - Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. At the bar area, storage area and sushi bar, to go containers not inverted, Manager inverted. **Corrected On-Site**
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. At the bar area, cooler with standing water. **Repeat Violation**
Food safety inspection conducted on 2/12/2025 revealed 7 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 7 basic).
Inspection on 8/27/2024
High Priority
0
Intermediate
0
Basic
0
Total
1
Disposition: Met Inspection Standards
Inspection Details:
- N/A:No Violations Were Observed
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/27/2024 revealed 1 total violations (0 high priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic).
Inspection on 8/19/2024
High Priority
4
Intermediate
3
Basic
12
Total
19
Disposition: Follow-up Inspection Required
Inspection Details:
- 14-01-5:Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Takeout bowl without handle stored inside bin of rice in back of kitchen. Takeout bowl without handle stored inside bin containing sauce inside walk-in cooler. Manager discarded both bowls during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-37-5:Basic - Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. Porous acoustic ceiling tiles used throughout kitchen.
- 24-14-4:Basic - Clean utensils stored between equipment and wall. Knife stored between prep table and wall in back of kitchen. Manager removed knife from area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 24-08-4:Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Wet nested clear plastic pans stored on shelf above dish machine.
- 14-38-4:Basic - Food storage container/container lid cracked or broken. Large red colander cracked and tied together on clean dish rack in back of kitchen. Manager discarded the colander during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-24-5:Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. Several holes in wall near back door of kitchen.
- 14-47-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Lower shelves of prep tables throughout kitchen rusted.
- 23-03-4:Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets of coolers throughout establishment soiled with mold-like substance and/or food debris.
- 29-49-6:Basic - Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Standing water inside reach-in cooler in bar area.
- 42-03-5:Basic - 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. Wired power drill stored on top of bag of rice in dry storage area. Manager removed drill from area during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 36-50-4:Basic - Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Floor throughout kitchen soiled with food debris. Ceiling throughout kitchen stained. **Repeat Violation**
- 08B-17-4:Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Six cases of unwashed mangoes stored on shelf above bowl containing sliced cucumbers inside walk-in cooler. Manager had an employee move the mangoes to a bottom shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- 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. Dish machine 0ppm. Manager primed machine, still 0ppm. Inspector instructed manager to discontinue the use of the dish machine for sanitizing and to set up the three-compartment sink to wash, rinse, and sanitize dishes. **Warning**
- 08A-05-6:High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Tray containing raw tuna stored on shelf above cases of avocados inside walk-in cooler. Manager moved the raw tuna to another shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 03A-02-5:High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter in kitchen near walk-in cooler: shrimp (70F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the fish was thawed, the put on ice. Inspector had manager place shrimp into the cooler to help it cool to 41F. Inside walk-in cooler: raw tuna (44F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the runaway was thawed appropriately one hour prior, then placed inside the walk-in cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 03F-02-5: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. Rice held on time in sushi bar area missing time mark. Manager stated the rice was placed on time at 1pm and added proper time mark. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 22-02-4:Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Deflector plate and wall of ice machine soiled with black substance. Bottom interior of reach-in cooler in bar area soiled with food debris. Cutting boards at cookline stained.
- 31A-11-4:Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bucket and pitchers stored inside handwash sink at kitchen entrance. Manager removed items from the handwash sink during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
- 31B-02-4:Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. No towels at handwash sink at cookline. No towels at handwash sink in bar area.
Food safety inspection conducted on 8/19/2024 revealed 19 total violations (4 high priority, 3 intermediate, 12 basic).