Fuji Sushi Express
Last inspected: Dec 16, 2025
35
Score
Fuji Sushi Express, located at 7099 W Waters Ave in Tampa, FL, had a high-risk inspection on December 16, 2025, with a score of 35. This inspection identified four critical, two major, and five minor violations. Historically, Fuji Sushi Express has predominantly received high-risk scores across its nine recorded inspections.
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Inspections
4
Critical latest
2
Major latest
5
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 16, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 2 major violations. 5 minor violations.
35
Jan 21, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 2 minor violations.
45
Aug 8, 2024
Routine - Food
3 major violations. 3 minor violations.
64
Jan 9, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
55
Jul 12, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 1 minor violation.
47
Feb 7, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 5 minor violations.
35
Oct 7, 2022
Routine - Food
2 major violations. 2 minor violations.
74
Violations — Dec 16, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Cardboard used to line food-contact shelves. On cook line by fryers and staging area.
14-05-4
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. Observed 1 pack of rop raw tuna fully thawed in original packaging. Packaging thaw instructions specify removal of raw tuna prior to thawing. Stop sale issued. **Repeat Violation**
06-09-1
Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed open employee water bottle on sushi make line. Employee moved. **Corrected On-Site**
12B-07-4
Basic - Equipment in poor repair. Dish Machine not actively being used tested at 10 ppm chlorine. Manager will call for service and use three compartment sink to wash, rinse, and sanitize utensils.
14-11-5
Basic - Wood food-contact surface not properly sealed. Wood on cook line next to fryers not sealed.
14-06-4
High Priority - Nonexempt fish offered raw or undercooked has not undergone proper parasite destruction. Fish must be fully cooked or discarded.
01D-01-5
High Priority - Operator unable to provide documentation that aquacultured fish has been raised in a controlled environment and fed formulated feed. For whole fresh salmon received from DJ Tuna Manager provided proof of Aquaculture for salmon. **Corrected On-Site**
01D-08-5
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. Raw tuna and salmon in sushi cooler stored over avocados. Confirmed with operator avocados used in fully cooked rolls as well. Manager moved **Corrected On-Site**
08A-04-5
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. Sushi rice not time marked.Manager added time to chart. **Corrected On-Site**
03F-02-5
Intermediate - No probe thermometer provided to measure temperature of food products. Manager went to store and bought one at time of inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
05-08-4
Intermediate - No soap provided at handwash sink. Manger placed soap at handwash sink next to the dishwasher **Corrected On-Site**
31B-03-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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