KUSHI & CO
104 SE 1 AVE, Gainesville FL 32601
Last inspected Feb 25, 2026 · 5 visits since October 2023
4 inspections within 16 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
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Equipment in poor repair. Chest reach in freezer gasket torn.
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Chest reach in freezer gasket soiled. Security camera with condensation/grease above metal knife strip. Knife sharpener/steel the handle is soiled, employee moved to dish area to be washed.
Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Tempeh thawing at room temperature, manager placed item in reach in cooler to thaw.
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded.
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Establishment preparing food using a method that has been determined by the Divisions of Hotels and Restaurants to require an approved variance from the Division. Establishment does not have an approved variance for the method observed in use during the inspection. Establishment cutting cabbage adding seasoning letting food sit in cooler for 1 week then serving food item for an additional week.
Operator is doing a special process, conducting reduced oxygen packaging, cooking time/temperature control for safety food to a time and temperature combination lesser than those in the Food Code or operating a molluscan shellfish tank for human consumption without a HACCP plan approved by the Division of Hotels and Restaurants. Establishment cutting cabbage adding seasoning letting food sit in cooler for 1 week then serving food item for an additional week.
Packaged food not labeled as specified by law. Cookies made and packaged at a local licensed bakery sold at this establishment lacking any type of labeling.
Equipment in poor repair. Cutting board (on reach cooler by ice machine) edges are no longer smooth and easily cleanable. Reach in cooler with exposed insulation on door (by keg cooler).
Standing water in bottom of reach-in-cooler. Inside keg cooler.
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
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.