@CORNER SUSHI
2443 S US HWY 1, Saint Augustine FL 32086 · 904.342-7382
Last inspected Jun 18, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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5 inspections, swinging between A and F. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Establishment serves oysters on special occasions per manager, invoice dated 3/21/24 with live oysters, no tags available durning inspection.
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Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Jun 18, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate9 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 11 findingsThe state's own report →
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. Food service employee touching ready to eat garnish with bare hand contact. Prep line. Manager intervened and instructed employee to use chop sticks. Food service employee cutting ready to eat cucumbers with bare hand contact. Sushi station. Employee put on gloves.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Container lids in kitchen Hand Wash Sink. Moved by manager.
Bathroom door left open other than during cleaning or maintenance. Women's restroom door open. Closed by manger.
Buildup of food debris/soil residue on equipment door handles. Soiled exterior of equipment including handles to coolers.
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Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employee personal items, clothing over restaurant supplies. Dry goods. Moved by manager.
Food stored in a location that is exposed to splash/dust. Containers of soy sauce under soap dispenser at wait-station. Moved by manager.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. In use knives stored between prep equipment. Moved by manager.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soiled Counters and shelves at kitchen.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Old labels on exterior of cleaned pans : dry rack.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Soiled interior of kitchen reach in cooler. Cookline.
Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Soiled wall by storage rack and Dish machine.
Dec 5, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 8 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate7 Basic
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Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Hand wash sink on cookline has cleaning materials inside. Operator removed.
Accumulation of debris on exterior of warewashing machine. Top exterior of dishwasher soiled with debris.
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Employee drink on prep table near soup. Operator discarded.
Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Employees phone stored above flip top reach in cooler on cookline. Employees removed.
In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. Knife store in between reach in cooler and prep table on cookline. Operator removed.
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. Tongs hanging from hand wash sink pipe in kitchen. Operator removed and took to dishwasher.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters on cookline has grease build up. Reach in coolers gaskets soiled with food debris.
Reach-in cooler interior/shelves have accumulation of soil residues. Reach in cooler on cookline shelves has old food build up.
Jun 10, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate6 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In cooler; Salmon, eel, ahi tuna 49F; ( - Cold Holding). Temperature in cooler was 49F. All items in cooler less than 1 hr. Person in charge moved items to another cooler.
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. Missing on tempura. Person in charge time stamped.
Non-pitting surface rust on food-contact equipment. On grate at coke machine.
Accumulation of debris inside warewashing machine. Dish machine is soiled.
Food stored on floor. Oil on floor. Person in charge moved oil to store correctly.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. Several rags under cutting boards. Person in charge removed all rags.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on sushi reach in cooler are soiled.
Uncovered food near sink exposed to splash. Observed a person cutting beef next to hand washing sink exposing it to slash. Addressed and person moved beef.
Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Face down in mop bucket. Person in charge hung up to dry.
Jan 7, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
0 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Observed large white sprayer in kitchen by pass through window, on floor, not labeled. Operator labeled bleach on sprayer.
Food stored on floor. Observed a gallon of oil stored on floor under equipment on cook line. Operator moved oil and stored properly.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Observed gaskets on walk in cooler with debris.
Jun 26, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Apr 26, 2024Administrative complaint recommendedRoutine Inspection
Referred for a formal case, which can lead to a fine. 11 violations recorded, 4 high priority.
4 High priority3 Intermediate4 Basic
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Container of medicine improperly stored. Above cook line, container of medicine without English labeling, operator moved to proper storage location.
Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. In kitchen on dry storage shelf, sea kelp and mushrooms stored in grocery bags. Also in walk in cooler/walk in freezer, vegetables stored in grocery bags.
Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. At sushi bar, employee washed gloved hands in hand wash sink, then handled ready to eat sushi without removing gloves and washing hands.
Vacuum breaker missing/broken at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. At mop sink outside back door, vacuum breaker "bell" is missing/broken.
Establishment advertised crab on menu/menu board but served imitation crab. Establishment has special sushi rolls on paper menu, pokeman roll, Austin power roll, and lobster general roll, listed as serving crab and serves imitation krab. Imitation krab in establishment contains Alaskan pollock with no real crab.
Establishment not maintaining clam/mussel/oyster tags for 90 days. Establishment serves oysters on special occasions per manager, invoice dated 3/21/24 with live oysters, no tags available durning inspection.
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. On sushi menu, items served raw are not identified. On paper menu, item numbers 1, 9, 12, and 17 all contain raw ingredients. On paper menu under chef special rolls, item numbers 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11. On laminated white menu, item numbers 13, 15, and 17. Main menu(brown) sushi a la carte section #14; on main menu under cooked section item numbers 10, 12, and 17. On main menu under chef special section; item numbers 4, 5, 6, 8, and 11.
Dead roaches on premises. At sushi bar, in cabinets behind counter, 1 dead roach in cabinet. Operator removed and discarded.
Drain cover(s) missing. Outside of back door, near mop sink, drain cover missing
Hole in or other damage to wall. In kitchen, holes and damage to multiple areas of the wall.
Open dumpster lid.
Oct 17, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 11 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority1 Intermediate8 Basic
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Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishwasher (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator primed dish machine and re tested at 50ppm
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk-in freezer, raw beef stored with noodles. In white reach-in freezer, raw beef stored over wontons. Operator moved all raw items to bottom shelf.
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. In kitchen next to cook line, containers stored in sink.
Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Ceiling vents throughout kitchen have dust buildup.
In-use wet wiping cloth/towel used under cutting board. On sushi line, 1 towel under cutting board. Operator removed towel.
Interior of oven/microwave has accumulation of black substance/grease/food debris. On shelf next to white reach-in cooler, microwave has food debris and rust buildup. At sushi station, 2 microwave toasters have food debris.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Gaskets on walk-in cooler door have debris buildup.
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. On drying rack next to dish machine, multiple containers have old labels. Employee removed old labels.
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. In reach-in cooler across from cook line, scallops kept in masago plastic continued ear. Operator put scallops in food grade container.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. On back prep table, container of frozen tuna left out to thaw. Operator put tuna in reach-in cooler.
Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. At server station, Sanitizer Bucket (Chlorine 0ppm) Operator remade sanitizer and retested it at 75 ppm
This record follows the licence, not the owner. Restaurants change hands and the licence history normally does not, so an older entry may describe people who no longer run the place. Every inspection above links to the state's own report. Something wrong? Tell us.