ROYAL HIBACHI

Name: ROYAL HIBACHI
Address: 1952 NE 35 ST, OCALA, FL, 34479, US
Rating: 77.3

1952 NE 35 ST, OCALA, FL 34479

License #5251136

🍱 Japanese/Sushi ℹ️ Categories are auto-assigned based on restaurant names and may not be 100% accurate

77.3 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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ROYAL HIBACHI in OCALA currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 77.3 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 2 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on May 1, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 11 total violations — 5 critical, 2 major, 4 minor.

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Inspections on file

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Latest clean pass

November 6, 2025

The latest inspection on May 1, 2026 shows 11 observation rows: 5 critical, 2 major, and 4 minor.

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DBPR

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Inspection History

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Critical Major Minor

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Disposition: Warning Issued
[03A-02-5] Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Underneath grilled, raw shells eggs 80F, per manager eggs pulled out from refrigeration at 9:00am. Eggs moved to freezer.
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Male employee at the cook line.
[35A-02-7] Live, small flying insects found Three flying insects inside trailer.
[41-07-4] Container of medicine improperly stored. Medicine, Clorox wipes and supplements stores D above triple sink (sanitized space), employee moved all.
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Above triple sink, flour, sugar and powder sugar not labeled, employee labeled all.
[51-22-4] Nonself-sufficient mobile food dispensing vehicle Using unapproved screen porch next to unit to stored food, single service and cooking equipment(not in use).
[12A-07-5] Employee failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Male employee started wearing gloves and handling food, no hand wash occurred, Inspector instructed to removed gloves and wash hand.
[08A-05-6] Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken stored above cooked noodles, Manager moved
[31A-09-4] Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Handwash sink with items inside sink, employee moved.
[12B-13-4] Opened employee beverage container in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Opened employee drinks in cooler next and above customers food, Employee moved all drinks.
[08B-49-4] Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. In reach-in cooler, employee personal food stored above customers food, employee moved.

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