SAKE HOUSE

Name: SAKE HOUSE
Address: 1478 RIVERPLACE BLVD 101, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32207, US
Rating: 73.4

1478 RIVERPLACE BLVD 101, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207

License #2614122

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

73.4 Grade C / 100

Mixed Health Record

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SAKE HOUSE in JACKSONVILLE currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 73.4 out of 100 — a C grade — a noticeable pattern of violations across recent inspections. This restaurant has 3 inspections on record from Florida DBPR, with the most recent inspection on March 3, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 33 total violations — 4 critical, 8 major, 21 minor.

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Inspections on file

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Latest clean pass

September 16, 2025

The latest inspection on March 3, 2026 included 2 critical violations, 3 major, and 10 minor.

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Inspection coverage

67%

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Inspection timeline

Inspection History

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Disposition: Administrative complaint recommended
[08B-56-4] Food stored in ice used for drinks. Employee removed soda and discarded ice, ice machine
[24-26-4] Clean equipment/utensils not stored at least 6 inches above the floor. Cutting board at sushi area
[27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand sink at server area, no hot water comes out when handle is opened
[51-11-4] Carbon dioxide/helium tanks not adequately secured. By server area, manager secured it
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Only straw on his drink, cook line, employee placed lid on
[02D-01-5] Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. White powder on soy sauce bucket, employee labeled it salt
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Red solution by dish machine, employee stated its cleaner
[35B-03-4] Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Rear door
[22-16-4] Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Brown mark on back interior wall in glass upright cooler at server area, coming off when scrubbed a little area
[06-09-1] 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. Raw tuna in sushi are, employee removed them
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Earbud case on shelf above prep cooler, employee moved it
[12A-20-4] Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee rinsed hands with one glove on in hand sink and then when t to grab a bag of noodles, explained to him and he washed hands again properly
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Cook cooking, no hear restraint
[31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Rinsing towel in hand sink at cook line, explained to employee
[10-01-5] In-use utensil in non-time/temperature control for safety food not stored with handle above top of food within a closed container. On salt, employee removed it

Disposition: Warning Issued
[09-01-4] Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands - food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cutting cucumber for sushi rolls, explained to him and he got gloves
[13-03-4] Employee with no hair restraint while engaging in food preparation. Portioning sauces, he got hat
[14-17-4] Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
[23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Shelf in sushi area, gasket and handle in box freezers at sushi area, also shelves in walk in cooler
[27-16-4] Water with a temperature of least 85 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink. Hand sink by ice bin
[35B-03-4] Outer openings not protected with self-closing doors. Rear door
[40-06-5] Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee food above customer food in prep reach in cooler, employee rearranged
[50-09-4] Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. Old one
[41-17-4] Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Red solution by dish machine, employee labeled cleaner
[11-26-1] 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. For a couple employees here with no certification
[12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Sushi prep counter, employee moved it to bottom shelf
[16-37-1] No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths. For dish machine
[51-18-6] No copy of latest inspection report available. Could not find it
[22-45-4] Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Chl dispensing only at 10 ppm
[08B-38-4] Food stored on floor. Bucket with crunk by cook line, employee placed it on shelf
[36-36-4] Ceiling tile missing. A couple by triple sink.
[53B-14-5] Required employee training expired for some employees. To order approved program food safety material, call DBPR contracted provider: Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (SafeStaff) 866-372-7233. 3 employees expired on 8/2025, and one employee here since June that has no training
[14-36-5] Interior of refrigerator or freezer in disrepair/has exposed insulation. Cracked in both small box freezers at sushi area

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