Tsunami Restaurant

11627 State Rd 70 E, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
Japanese / Sushi
Last inspected: Oct 29, 2025
52
Score
High Risk

Tsunami Restaurant, located at 11627 State Rd 70 E in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, had a high-risk inspection on October 29, 2025, with a score of 52. The inspection noted two critical, two major, and three minor violations, including repeat offenses for food stored on the floor in the walk-in freezer and soiled hood filters. While a violation concerning improperly thawing fish was corrected on-site, the facility has a historical pattern of high-risk inspections.

5
Inspections
2
Critical latest
2
Major latest
3
Minor latest
Inspection History
Oct 29, 2025
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 3 minor violations.
52
Apr 21, 2025
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 6 minor violations.
43
Dec 3, 2024
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 4 major violations. 6 minor violations.
22
Jun 26, 2024
Complaint Full
2 critical violations. 5 major violations. 3 minor violations.
39
Dec 15, 2023
Food-Licensing Inspection
No violations found.
100
Violations — Oct 29, 2025 Inspection
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 Ahi tuna thawing in walk in cooler and not removed from ROP packaging. Operator removed items for thawing properly. **Corrected On-Site**
06-09-1
Basic - Food stored on floor. Observed multiple food items stored on the floor in the walk in freezer. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4
Basic - Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed hood filters over grill with a grease build up. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4
High Priority - Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Observed 3 employees on cook line changing gloves with no handwashing. **Repeat Violation**
12A-07-5
High Priority - Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Observed chicken, pork, prepared food in the walk in cooler and walk in freezer stored in non food garage bags.
14-31-5
Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Observed the handwashing sink next to the dish machine blocked with a linen bag and containers in sink. **Corrected On-Site**
31A-09-4
Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Observed items in walk in freezer prepared on site and not date marked.
02C-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)