Largo, Pinellas County

KITSUNE SUSHI

2659 ROOSEVELT BLVD UNIT 101, Largo, FL 33760

FoodSeating
Latest violations
8
2 High Priority
Feb 19, 2026
City
Largo
County
Pinellas
Status
Current / Active
Inspections
7

Violation history

Florida violations grouped by priority level over time.

Inspection history

Florida inspections are violation-priority based, with high priority, intermediate, and basic counts shown separately.

Feb 19, 2026

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Basic: 6Total: 8

41-24-4

Detail 24382674

High Priority - Pesticide-emitting strip present in food prep area. Pesticide strips located over food prep tables. Operator removed. Corrected On-Site

01B-13-4

Detail 24382671

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 6 pieces of raw tuna and 3 pieces of raw escolar thawed in ROP packaging in reach in cooler on sushi bar line. Stop sale issued. Repeat Violation

50-09-4

Detail 24382675

Basic - Current Hotel and Restaurant license not displayed. New license printed and displayed. Corrected On-Site

40-06-5

Detail 24382669

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Leather jacket stored over onions. Operator relocated. Corrected On-Site

33-16-4

Detail 24382668

Basic - Open dumpster lid.

06-01-5

Detail 24382670

Basic - Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Frozen chicken and shrimp thawing in standing water. Operator began to run water over items to thaw in sink. Corrected On-Site

21-12-4

Detail 24382673

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses at sushi bar. Operator placed towels in sanitizing solution. Corrected On-Site Repeat Violation

02D-01-5

Detail 24382672

Basic - Working containers of food removed from original container not identified by common name. Items on bottom of prep table in pint containers not labeled. Operator labeled items. Corrected On-Site

Sep 8, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 1Basic: 6Total: 7

01B-13-4

Detail 24015496

High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Observed two packets of raw tuna thawed out in its packaging even though the instructions state to remove from packaging before thawing. Stop sale issued.

22-20-5

Detail 24015493

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. Observed a black mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine in the kitchen.

24-08-4

Detail 24015495

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Observed stacked wet containers in the dish washing area.

33-15-4

Detail 24015492

Basic - Garbage can located outside has no lid or lid open/broken. Observed the dumpster missing its lid.

33-23-4

Detail 24015494

Basic - Grease receptacle/dumpster not on proper pad/nonabsorbent surface. Observed the grease receptacle being stored on the grassy area behind the dumpster. Discussed proper storage with operator.

21-12-4

Detail 24015491

Basic - Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. Observed a wet cloth in use being stored on the table. Manger removed. Discussed proper storage with operator. ** Corrected On-Site** Corrected On-Site

21-07-4

Detail 24015490

Basic - Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Observed the sanitizer bucket for cloths testing at 0 ppm. Manger remade sanitizer bucket and re-tested at 100ppm. Corrected On-Site

Feb 3, 2025

Routine - Food

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

High Priority: 2Intermediate: 5Basic: 3Total: 10

22-41-4

Detail 23524029

High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Was 0ppm now 50 ppm. Corrected On-Site

03A-02-5

Detail 23524030

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler front sushi station shrimp (50F - Cold Holding); Owner put into reach in cooler. Sushi reach in station. Corrective Action Taken** Corrective Action Taken

12A-03-4

Detail 23524026

Intermediate - Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Cook washed hands in vegetable sink near cook line. Instructed to wash hands in other sink. Employee washed hands. Corrected On-Site

31A-09-4

Detail 23524032

Intermediate - Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Bowl used for rice in and wash sink. Employee moved. Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 23524025

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. Owner replaced Corrected On-Site

05-10-4

Detail 23524023

Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures. Educated

02C-02-5

Detail 23524027

Intermediate - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Kimchi walk in cooler no ate mark of prep date. Owner dated 1 -31-25 Corrected On-Site

14-01-5

Detail 23524024

Basic - Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. Inside reach in cooler inside.

12B-07-4

Detail 23524028

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee cups throughout kitchen and sushi station. Educated. Employee area.

40-06-5

Detail 23524031

Basic - Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee back on front prep table employee moved. Corrected On-Site

Sep 4, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Complied

No violations recorded for this inspection.

Aug 30, 2024

Routine - Food

Call Back - Extension given, pending

High Priority: 1Basic: 1Total: 2

03A-02-5

Detail 23111560

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic and oil 97 F at cook line 3 hours . Employee pl ex garlic and oil in freezer for quick chill down Raw Shrimp 52 F Krab 56 F , spring rolls 54 F, Batter 65F , raw crab 52 F, octopus cakes 48 F , dumpling with pork 55 F , white fish 51 F , raw chicken 52 F in silver door refrigerator Scallops 46 F Re-Temp raw chicken 32 F Corrective Action Taken - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-30: Deli cooler at cook line. Raw chicken 50 F Cooked chicken 50 F Bean spouts 50 F Cut cabbage 48 F Employee put bags of ice on all time temperature control for safety items. Owner took temperatures at 9:43am Internal temperature was 45 F Employee moved all Time temperature control for safety items to walk in freezer. Time Extended Corrective Action Taken

24-08-4

Detail 23111561

Basic - - From initial inspection : Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups stacked at wait station . Reviewed with manager . - From follow-up inspection 2024-08-30: Cups stacked at wait station Time Extended

Aug 29, 2024

Routine - Food

Warning Issued

High Priority: 6Intermediate: 6Basic: 9Total: 21

03D-01-5

Detail 23109614

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within 2 hours. Covered in container Cooked pork 71 F at 2:30 pm cooked at 11:30 am . Reviewed cooling procedures and methods with manager . Manager discarded Corrective Action Taken

01B-36-5

Detail 23109623

High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Covered in container Cooked pork 71 F at 2:30 pm cooked at 11:30 am .in reach in cooler opposite stove .Manager discarded pork. Corrective Action Taken

09-01-4

Detail 23109628

High Priority - 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. Employee touched cooked shrimp with barehands . Reviewed with employee no barehand contact with ready to eat food . Employee fried shrimp , employee washed hands and put gloves on Corrective Action Taken

01B-02-5

Detail 23109610

High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Raw Shrimp 52 F Krab 56 F , spring rolls 54 F, Batter 65F , raw crab 52 F, octopus cakes 48 F , dumpling with pork 55 F , white fish 51 F, raw chicken 52 F in silver door refrigerator

03A-02-5

Detail 23109617

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Garlic and oil 97 F at cook line 3 hours . Employee pl ex garlic and oil in freezer for quick chill down Raw Shrimp 52 F Krab 56 F , spring rolls 54 F, Batter 65F , raw crab 52 F, octopus cakes 48 F , dumpling with pork 55 F , white fish 51 F , raw chicken 52 F in silver door refrigerator Scallops 46 F Re-Temp raw chicken 32 F Corrective Action Taken

03B-01-6

Detail 23109625

High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Shrimps at 89 F on counter under 1 hour and 30 minutes . Employee reheated shrimp to 198 F Corrected On-Site

22-02-4

Detail 23109621

Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Soiled can opener on prep table . Manager moved dishwashing area to clean Corrective Action Taken

31A-11-4

Detail 23109620

Intermediate - Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Bucket of water inside handwashing sink at cook line . Reviewed with manager hand wash sinks are for washing hands only . Manager relocated items Corrected On-Site

31B-02-4

Detail 23109613

Intermediate - No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink near fryer . Manager placed paper towels in dispenser Corrected On-Site

03F-10-5

Detail 23109612

Intermediate - No written procedures available for use of time as a public health control to hold time/temperature control for safety food.

05-10-4

Detail 23109619

Intermediate - Probe thermometer not used to ensure proper food temperatures. Reviewed with manager .

41-17-4

Detail 23109626

Intermediate - Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled in front line area . Reviewed with manager . Manager labeled spray bottle Corrected On-Site

22-20-5

Detail 23109616

Basic - Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Reviewed with manager .

12B-07-4

Detail 23109615

Basic - Employee beverage container on a food preparation and cook line . Manager relocated employee drinks Corrected On-Site

24-08-4

Detail 23109609

Basic - Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. Cups stacked at wait station . Reviewed with manager .

08B-38-4

Detail 23109611

Basic - Food ( container of oil and soy sauce ) stored on floor in kitchen . Manager relocated food Container of soy sauce on floor in walk in cooler . Box of chicken in walk in freezer Corrected On-Site

10-17-4

Detail 23109622

Basic - In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment at cook line . Employee moved knives to dish washing area to clean Corrective Action Taken

22-08-4

Detail 23109627

Basic - Interior of microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris at cook line . Reviewed with manager

31B-04-4

Detail 23109624

Basic - No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees by woks

08B-17-4

Detail 23109608

Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food ( individual salads ) in walk in cooler Unwashed pineapple over cut radish on shelf in walk in cooler . Reviewed food storage with manager .

21-03-4

Detail 23109618

Basic - Wet wiping cloths stored in detergent and sanitizer mixed together in front counter area . Manager changed solution Corrected On-Site

Apr 26, 2024

Food-Licensing Inspection

Inspection Completed - No Further Action

No violations recorded for this inspection.