SAKURA GABLES JAPANESE REST
440 S DIXIE HWY, CORAL GABLES, FL 331462201
License #2301326
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Mixed Health Record
How is this score calculated? →SAKURA GABLES JAPANESE REST in CORAL GABLES currently holds an InspectFL Health Score of 83.4 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 February 10, 2026. Across those visits, inspectors documented 25 total violations — 5 critical, 3 major, 17 minor.
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What stands out in this inspection history
The latest inspection on February 10, 2026 included 2 critical violations, 1 major, and 9 minor.
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Inspection History
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- Inspection Completed - No Further Action
- [14-17-4] Walk-in cooler and freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface.
- [23-03-4] Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed at cook line stove.
- [41-10-4] Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Observed Dorsey bottle of car polish stored on prep counter at kitchen operator removed.
- [12B-07-4] Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Observed employees open can of soda on kitchen area prep cutting board. Operator removed and discarded.
- [31A-11-4] Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed operator using front counter hand sink to fill sanitizer bucket.
- [08B-12-5] Stored food not covered. Observed at front counter reach in cooler, bowls of garden salad stored uncovered.
- [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. Observed at front counter reach in cooler, frozen reduced oxygen package of tuna not removed from packaging prior to thawing. Operator removed from packaging.
- [03F-02-5] 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 and the time removed from temperature control cannot be determined. See stop sale. Observed for sushi rice at front counter. As per operator was placed 1 hour ago. Operator placed time onto rice.
- [35B-13-4] Screening is not 16-mesh to the inch. Observed at open kitchen exit door.
- [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. Observed at front counter in a container of tempura mix. Operator removed.
- [22-08-4] Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. Observed at oven soiled with grease build up.
- [36-50-4] Unclean building components, attachments or fixtures. Observed hood filters soiled with grease build up.
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SAKURA GABLES JAPANESE REST has some meaningful issues on record. Would you still eat here?
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