OZA IZAKAYA
5310 CENTRAL FLORIDA PKWY, Orlando FL 32821 · 407-778-1038
Last inspected Jul 17, 2026 · 5 visits since May 2024
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4 inspections, swinging between A and D. Consistency is the problem here, not any single visit.
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. Observed cooks slicing fish for sushi with bare hands. Employees put on gloves
★ Spotless◆ Clean streak● Perfect year✓ Never fined
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Inspection history
5 visits, newest first
Jul 17, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionComplaint Investigation
Met inspection standards. 5 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
2 High priority2 Intermediate1 Basic
What the inspector wrote — 5 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. Observed cooks slicing fish for sushi with bare hands. Employees put on gloves
Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Raw scallops over cooked fish in cooler drawer on cookline as well as in walk in cooler on rolling rack
Handwash sink not accessible for employee use at all times. Pans in sink at dish. Juicer blacking sink near sushi bar
Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Observed cook rinsing sanitizer bucket and another rinsing rice in sink in kitchen. Coached employees on proper hand sink usage
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In-use knife/knives stored in cracks between pieces of equipment. At sushi bar
Jun 29, 2026Inspection Completed - No Further ActionRoutine Inspection
Met inspection standards. 4 violations recorded, none serious enough to require a return visit.
1 High priority1 Intermediate2 Basic
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Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Walk in freezer, multiple items. Operator will rearrange
Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Placed at hostess stand
Clean glasses, cups, bowls, plates, pots and pans not stored inverted or in a protected manner. Ice bucket at ice machines
Old labels stuck to food containers after cleaning. Above dry storage bins
Jun 29, 2026□ Call Back - CompliedRoutine Inspection
A return visit. The problems from the previous inspection had been dealt with.
0 High priority1 Intermediate0 Basic
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Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Provided operator sign which was posted at hostess stand
Jun 23, 2025Warning IssuedRoutine Inspection
Violations found and a warning issued, with a return visit required. 14 recorded, 3 high priority.
3 High priority5 Intermediate6 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. 0ppm at bar
Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license.
Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw chicken and beef over sauces in walk-in cooler
Menu does not identify which items contain raw or undercooked animal foods covered by the consumer advisory.
No chemical test kit provided when using sanitizer at three-compartment sink/warewashing machine or wiping cloths.
No paper towels or mechanical hand drying device provided at handwash sink. In kitchen
Raw or undercooked oysters offered and establishment has no consumer advisory sign provided on wall, menu, placard, table tent or by any other written means. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Provided operator sign which was posted at hostess stand
Raw/undercooked animal food offered and establishment has no written consumer advisory. Raw animal foods must be fully cooked prior to service. Provided operator with sign which was posted at hostess stand
Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine/bin. In kitchen
Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. In kitchen
Ice scoop handle in contact with ice. At sushi bar
No Heimlich maneuver/choking sign posted. Provided poster
No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. At sushi bar
Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses. On cookline
Propane tank (larger than 2.7 lb. water capacity/1 lb. gas capacity) located inside of the building. For reporting purposes only.
May 31, 2024Inspection Completed - No Further ActionLicensing Inspection
Nothing was found. The inspector recorded no violations at all.
0 High priority0 Intermediate0 Basic
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.