Wakame
Last inspected: Dec 5, 2025
41
Score
The most recent inspection for Wakame, located at 104 Bartram Oaks Walk Ste 108 in St. Johns, FL, on December 5, 2025, resulted in a high-risk score of 41. This inspection identified four critical and six minor violations, including a repeat violation for the accumulation of dead insects on traps in ware washing and storage areas, which was corrected on-site. Historical data indicates a pattern of mostly high-risk scores across nine previous inspections for this Japanese/Sushi establishment.
7
Inspections
4
Critical latest
0
Major latest
6
Minor latest
Inspection History
Dec 5, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 6 minor violations.
41
May 7, 2025
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 3 major violations. 4 minor violations.
33
Jul 29, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 minor violations.
52
Jul 29, 2024
Complaint Full
No violations found.
100
Sep 11, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 9 minor violations.
25
Jan 30, 2023
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 4 major violations. 16 minor violations.
22
Aug 31, 2022
Routine - Food
4 critical violations. 5 major violations. 15 minor violations.
16
Violations — Dec 5, 2025 Inspection
Basic - Accumulation of dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, or other pests, in control devices. Approximately 40 dead flying insects on sticky tape traps in ware washing and storage areas. All fly tape discarded. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
35A-06-4
Basic - Employee wearing jewelry other than a plain ring on their hands/arms while preparing food. Operator wearing bracelets while preparing sushi at sushi bar.
13-07-4
Basic - Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. 2 food handlers on cook line making food orders without any hair restraint.
13-03-4
Basic - Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Build up of food debris and mold like substance under triple sink at bar and triple sink in wait station by bathrooms. **Repeat Violation**
36-73-4
Basic - Fly sticky tape hanging over food/food preparation area/food-contact equipment. Fly sticky tape over clean dishes above triple sink, tape removed. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation**
35B-08-4
Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen raw shrimp in prep sink on make line, shrimp moved to reach in cooler. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5
High Priority - Live, small flying insects found 2 live flying insects came out of microwave when opened at end of cook line near entrance to front counter. Approximately 2 live flying insects around sushi bar area.
35A-02-7
High Priority - Presence of insects, rodents, or other pests. 2 insects, what appeared to be baby spiders, came out of soda gun holster at bar when soda gun was removed. Operator killed 1 of the insects. **Corrective Action Taken**
35A-09-4
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon stored over various sauce bottles in reach in cooler under sushi bar, salmon moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
08A-05-6
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. tofu (58F - Cold Holding) sitting out on counter in server area for soup with a little bit of ice in container, per operator they leave tofu out for lunch/diner rush and discarded whatever is left after 3 hours, but try to keep ice in container, operator placed item on time control for safety. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
03A-02-5
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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