MARU SUSHI AND GRILL
400 N ENTRANCE RD, Sanford FL 32771 · 407-323-8108
Last inspected Mar 24, 2026 · 7 visits since October 2023
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— STEADY
5 inspections within 22 points of each other. Whatever this kitchen does, it does consistently.
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired on 4/1/2025
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
Awarded on the inspection record alone. What they mean →
Inspection history
7 visits, newest first
Mar 24, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 9 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
3 High priority1 Intermediate5 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 9 findingsThe state's own report →
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. -tested 2x, 0ppm, operator called repair service and changed sanitizer bucket, retested 50ppm
Pesticide/insecticide labeled for household use only present in establishment. -3 cans of "Raid" bed bug foaming spray stored on the floor to the left of the rear kitchen door
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. -Sushi rice, operator marked time.
Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. -two unlabeled sanitizer spray bottles on front counter, operator labeled
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Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried - wet nesting. -plastic cups in front service area, operator separated
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -2 sets of tongs hanging off oven door handle, operator removed
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. -provided Choking First Aid Procedures handout and operator posted
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -sushi bar reach-in cooler, operator installed ambient air temperature thermometer
Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. -walk-in cooler fan cover has a light accumulation of dust/debris
Oct 28, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 3 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -roe 56F, per operator less than 1 hour stored on insufficient ice bath, operator relocated to lower portion of reach-in cooler to rapidly cool
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -sauce buckets on floor in walk-in cooler
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. -provided Choking First Aid Procedures poster
May 20, 2025Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate4 Basic
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Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. -license expired on 4/1/2025
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -inside of ice machine -walk-in cooler door and gasket
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -buckets of sauce stored on the floor in prep area
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses. -one set of tongs hanging off oven door handle, operator removed
Light not functioning. -multiple lights out over rear kitchen area
No conspicuously located ambient air temperature thermometer in holding unit. -sushi reach-in cooler, operator installed new thermometer
Nov 25, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 6 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate4 Basic
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Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -chopped salmon 46-47F, per operator less than 2 hours stored double panned in top of reach-in cooler in front service area, operator relocated to lower portion of reach-in freezer to rapidly cool
Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. -spray bottle of Clorox cleaner with bleach stored on top of dishwasher, employee removed
Food not stored at least 6 inches off of the floor. -buckets of sauce stored on floor in walk-in cooler
Light not functioning. -multiple lights over food prep area
Reuse of single-service or single-use articles. -avocado cartons
Storage of maintenance equipment/tools in areas that may result in cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens and/or single-service and single-use articles. -screwdriver stored on top of ice machine in kitchen, operator removed
Apr 23, 2024□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
Feb 22, 2024Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 5 recorded, 1 high priority.
1 High priority2 Intermediate2 Basic
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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. -Sushi rice cooked at 11:30 am, per operator, held in kitchen.
Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. -meat slicer in kitchen
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory. -smoked salmon "Philly roll"
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. -in restrooms
Oct 2, 2023Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority0 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with unwashed produce. -shell eggs over produce in reach in cooler
Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. -raw shrimp 53F, tofu 52F, bean sprouts 52F Out less than 2 hours per operator. Operator removed to walk in cooler
Food stored on floor. -sauces on floor of walk in cooler
In-use tongs stored on equipment door handle between uses.
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.