Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi

1198 Beach Blvd Ste 9, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Last inspected: Mar 24, 2026
33
Score
High Risk

Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi is a restaurant located at 1198 Beach Blvd Ste 9, Jacksonville Beach, FL.

Health inspection records are available below. Check the inspection history and violations section for details on past inspections conducted by the local health department.

9
Inspections
4
Critical latest
2
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 24, 2026
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 6 minor violations.
33
Oct 28, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 5 minor violations.
32
Jun 2, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 8 minor violations.
41
Mar 25, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
64
Mar 24, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation.
86
Jan 2, 2025
Routine - Food
2 major violations.
82
Oct 31, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 minor violation.
61
Mar 16, 2023
Routine - Food
5 critical violations. 2 minor violations.
43
Aug 30, 2022
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 4 minor violations.
74
Violations — Mar 24, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed interior of ice machine soiled with mold like substance near ice chute of unit. **Repeat Violation**
22-20-5
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee engaging in food preparation wearing bracelets.
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Observed employee engaging in food preparation without hair restraint.
13-03-4
Basic - Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside. Observed light shining from outside at bottom of exit door of kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
35B-01-4
Basic - Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. Observed in walk In freezer open boxes of frozen fish stored on the floor. Employee removed and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-47-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Observed raw frozen beef in pan of water in prep sink at the end of cook line. Employee turned water on. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Observed non food grade paper towels used to line all raw fish in front reach in.
14-86-1
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Observed in reach in cooler cooked chicken (52F - Cold Holding); pork/shrimp dumplings (50F - Cold Holding) over stocked stainless pans. Employee removed excess and placed inside reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed establishment holding cooked rice on Time As A Public Health Control without time mark. Employee placed time mark on fried rice. Employee stated rice was placed out at 11:30. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Observed splitter added to mop sink without back flow device on no chemical side of splitter. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
29-42-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed large container inside sink of employee hand washing station,located on cook line. Employee removed and stored properly . **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - No measuring device available for measuring utensil surface temperature when using hot water as sanitizer in a dishmachine. Observed establishment without measuring device for hot water sanitizing dish machine.
16-62-1
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)