@Corner Sushi
Last inspected: Dec 5, 2025
64
Score
Inspectors have visited @Corner Sushi eight times, with records going back to 2022. The most recent visit was on Dec 5, 2025. A medium risk score generally means inspectors found things to fix, though most weren't urgent.
Performance has remained roughly level over recent inspections, averaging near seven violations each time.
The most common issue across all inspections has been “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease”, showing up five times.
@Corner Sushi's latest score of 64 falls below the St. Augustine average of 81. Taken together, the history looks like that of a busy facility working through the usual inspection cycle.
8
Inspections
0
Critical latest
1
Major latest
7
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 5, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 7 minor violations.
View 8 violations
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cookline has cleaning materials inside. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-11-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top exterior of dishwasher soiled with debris. **Repeat Violation**
16-21-4
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table near soup. Operator discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone stored above flip top reach in cooler on cookline. Employees removed. **Corrected On-Site**
40-06-5
Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife store in between reach in cooler and prep table on cookline. Operator removed. **Corrected On-Site**
10-17-4
Basic - In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging from hand wash sink pipe in kitchen. Operator removed and took to dishwasher. **Corrected On-Site**
10-20-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters on cookline has grease build up. Reach in coolers gaskets soiled with food debris. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler on cookline shelves has old food build up.
22-16-4
64
Jun 10, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
View 9 violations
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. Missing on tempura. Person in charge time stamped. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooler; Salmon, eel, ahi tuna 49F; ( - Cold Holding). Temperature in cooler was 49F. All items in cooler less than 1 hr. Person in charge moved items to another cooler. **Corrective Action Taken**
03A-02-5
Intermediate - Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. On grate at coke machine.
22-31-4
Basic - Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine is soiled.
16-03-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Oil on floor. Person in charge moved oil to store correctly. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Several rags under cutting boards. Person in charge removed all rags. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on sushi reach in cooler are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Uncovered food near sink exposed to splash. Observed a person cutting beef next to hand washing sink exposing it to slash. Addressed and person moved beef. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-54-4
Basic - Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Face down in mop bucket. Person in charge hung up to dry. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4
50
Jan 7, 2025
Routine - Food
1 major violation. 2 minor violations.
View 3 violations
Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed large white sprayer in kitchen by pass through window, on floor, not labeled. Operator labeled bleach on sprayer. **Corrected On-Site**
41-17-4
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed a gallon of oil stored on floor under equipment on cook line. Operator moved oil and stored properly. **Corrected On-Site**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on walk in cooler with debris.
23-03-4
82
Jun 26, 2024
Routine - Food
No violations found.
100
Apr 26, 2024
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 11 violations
High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. Above cook line, container of medicine without English labeling, operator moved to proper storage location. **Corrected On-Site**
41-07-4
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In kitchen on dry storage shelf, sea kelp and mushrooms stored in grocery bags. Also in walk in cooler/walk in freezer, vegetables stored in grocery bags.
14-31-5
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. At sushi bar, employee washed gloved hands in hand wash sink, then handled ready to eat sushi without removing gloves and washing hands.
12A-09-4
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing/broken at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. At mop sink outside back door, vacuum breaker "bell" is missing/broken.
29-42-4
Intermediate - Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. On sushi menu, items served raw are not identified. On paper menu, item numbers 1, 9, 12, and 17 all contain raw ingredients. On paper menu under chef special rolls, item numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11. On laminated white menu, item numbers 13, 15, and 17. Main menu(brown) sushi a la carte section #14; on main menu under cooked section item numbers 10, 12, and 17. On main menu under chef special section; item numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, and 11. **Warning**
02B-01-5
Intermediate - Establishment advertised crab on menu/menu board but served imitation crab. Establishment has special sushi rolls on paper menu, pokeman roll, Austin power roll, and lobster general roll, listed as serving crab and serves imitation krab. Imitation krab in establishment contains Alaskan pollock with no real crab. **Admin Complaint**
52-03-4
Intermediate - Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Establishment serves oysters on special occasions per manager, invoice dated 3/21/24 with live oysters, no tags available durning inspection.
01C-02-4
Basic - Dead roaches on premises. At sushi bar, in cabinets behind counter, 1 dead roach in cabinet. Operator removed and discarded. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-03-4
Basic - Drain cover(s) missing. Outside of back door, near mop sink, drain cover missing
29-18-4
Basic - Open dumpster lid.
33-16-4
Basic - Hole in or other damage to wall. In kitchen, holes and damage to multiple areas of the wall.
36-24-5
33
Oct 17, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 8 minor violations.
View 11 violations
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. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator primed dish machine and re tested at 50ppm **Corrected On-Site**
22-41-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in freezer, raw beef stored with noodles. In white reach-in freezer, raw beef stored over wontons. Operator moved all raw items to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. In kitchen next to cook line, containers stored in sink. **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At server station, Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator remade sanitizer and retested it at 75 ppm **Corrected On-Site**
21-07-4
Basic - Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents throughout kitchen have dust buildup.
36-34-5
Basic - In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. On sushi line, 1 towel under cutting board. Operator removed towel. **Corrected On-Site**
21-04-4
Basic - Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On shelf next to white reach-in cooler, microwave has food debris and rust buildup. At sushi station, 2 microwave toasters have food debris.
22-08-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on walk-in cooler door have debris buildup. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On drying rack next to dish machine, multiple containers have old labels. Employee removed old labels. **Corrected On-Site**
16-46-4
Basic - Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, scallops kept in masago plastic continued ear. Operator put scallops in food grade container. **Corrected On-Site**
25-32-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. On back prep table, container of frozen tuna left out to thaw. Operator put tuna in reach-in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
45
Feb 16, 2023
Complaint Full
5 critical violations. 6 major violations. 5 minor violations.
View 16 violations
High Priority - Nonfood-grade equipment used for direct contact with food. Observed non food grade mixer being used to mix sauce.
14-15-4
High Priority - Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. In storage corner at end of sushi counter observed two cans of home pesticide present. Operator removed cans from establishment during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
41-05-4
High Priority - Shell eggs not stored at an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less. In reach-in cooler on cook line observed, shell egg ambient (50F - Cold Holding). Employee placed ice on eggs during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
03A-03-5
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In walk-in cooler observed, milk (47F - Cold Holding). Operator stated milk was out of walk-in cooler for prep ten minutes prior to temperature for a duration of thirty minutes. **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. Observed no time mark on tempura on cook line. Operator marked with correct time during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - Establishment has no written procedures for employees to follow in response to a vomiting or diarrheal event where the vomit or diarrhea is discharged onto surfaces in the establishment. Observed no written procedures for cleanup available. Provided operator with handout during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
11-27-4
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Observed cutting board attached to reach-in cooler on line with heavy food debris staining. **Repeat Violation**
22-02-4
Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed scrub pad stored in handwash sink on cook line. Operator removed pad during inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
31A-11-4
Intermediate - No proof provided that food employees are informed of their responsibility to report to the person in charge information about their health and activities related to foodborne illnesses. Observed no proof employees are aware of reporting requirements. Provided operator with form during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
11-26-1
Intermediate - Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Observed special menu with items marked as raw but no consumer advisory on menu or posted in view. Provided operator with advisory and operator posted during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
02B-02-5
Intermediate - Records/documents for required employee training appear to be falsified. Observed one employees food handler visibly altered with sticker name over original employee name. Observed operator filling out missing certificate for employee during inspection. **Repeat Violation**
53B-11-4
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. Observed cardboard lining bottom shelves of prep tables across from dish area. Operator began removing cardboard during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation**
14-05-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Observed employee wearing a watch while prepping krab sticks. Employee removed watch during inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
13-07-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed handles on reach-in cooler on cook line with debris buildup. Observed gaskets on walk-in cooler and reach-in cooler on cook line with buildup. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
Basic - Single-service articles improperly stored. In storage room next to bathrooms observed case of togo boxes and case of napkins stored on the floor. Operator began moving boxes and napkins during inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
25-05-4
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. Observed two cases of unwashed mushrooms stored over ready to eat cut melon and other items.
08B-17-4
20
Oct 26, 2022
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
View 9 violations
Hands Clean and Properly Washed
FL-08
Adequate Handwashing Facilities Supplied and Accessible
FL-10
Employee Health Policies Present
FL-03
Required Records Available; Shellstock Tags/Labels
FL-14
Proper Hot and Cold Holding Temperatures
FL-21
Food Contact Surfaces Clean and Sanitized
FL-22
Non-Food Contact Surfaces Clean
FL-23
Approved Thawing Methods Used
FL-31
Toilet Rooms Maintained
FL-53
30
Frequently Asked Questions
When was @Corner Sushi last inspected?
The most recent health inspection at @Corner Sushi on file is from Dec 5, 2025. The public record contains eight inspections in total.
What is the most common violation at @Corner Sushi?
Across the inspection record, “nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease” has been cited five times, more than any other issue at @Corner Sushi.
How does @Corner Sushi compare to other restaurants in St. Augustine?
@Corner Sushi most recently scored 64 out of 100, which is lower than the St. Augustine average of 81.
Has @Corner Sushi's inspection record improved over time?
Results have been roughly steady. Inspections at @Corner Sushi have averaged around seven violations per visit across the recent record.
What does a medium risk rating mean?
A medium risk rating at @Corner Sushi means the most recent inspection turned up a handful of issues that the health department wrote up but did not classify as critical.
How often is @Corner Sushi inspected?
Based on the inspection history on file, @Corner Sushi is inspected around three times per year on average.
Nearby Restaurants