CORAL SPRINGS, FL. State inspectors walked into Fuji Mura Hibachi & Sushi at 1850 N University Dr on June 9 and found food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, a violation that means customers eating there that day had no guarantee the fish, shellfish, or other ingredients on their plates had ever passed a federal safety inspection.

The restaurant was not closed.

What Inspectors Found

1HIGHFood from unapproved or unknown sourceNo federal inspection trail
2HIGHInadequate shell stock identification/recordsNo traceability if illness occurs
3HIGHEmployee not reporting illness symptomsOutbreak risk, direct transmission
4HIGHImproper hand and arm washing techniquePathogens remain on hands
5HIGHTime as public health control not properly usedFood held in bacterial growth range
6HIGHPerson in charge not present or performing dutiesManagement failure, 3x more critical violations
7INTMulti-use utensils not properly cleanedBacterial biofilm risk
8INTSingle-use items improperly reusedCross-contamination risk
9INTInadequate or improperly maintained toilet facilitiesHygiene infrastructure failure

The June 9 inspection produced six high-severity violations and three intermediate ones. Beyond the unapproved food sourcing, inspectors cited the restaurant for inadequate shell stock identification records, which apply to oysters, clams, and mussels served raw or lightly cooked at a sushi and hibachi operation.

Employees were also found not reporting symptoms of illness, and a person in charge was either absent or not performing supervisory duties. Inspectors additionally cited improper hand and arm washing technique and a failure to properly use time as a public health control, meaning food was allowed to sit in a temperature range where bacteria multiply rapidly without the required documentation or controls in place.

On the intermediate level, multi-use utensils were not properly cleaned, single-use items were being reused, and toilet facilities were inadequate or improperly maintained.

What These Violations Mean

The food-from-unapproved-sources violation is the one with the longest tail. When ingredients arrive outside the licensed supply chain, there is no USDA or FDA inspection record attached to them. If a customer becomes sick, public health investigators have no document trail to trace the food back to its origin. At a sushi and hibachi restaurant, where fish is often served raw or barely cooked, that gap is not theoretical.

The shellfish traceability violation compounds that risk directly. Shellfish are among the highest-risk foods served in any restaurant setting because they are frequently consumed raw and can carry Vibrio, norovirus, and hepatitis A. State rules require shellfish tags to be kept on file so that a contaminated batch can be identified and pulled. Without those records, there is no way to connect a sick customer to a specific harvest.

The illness-reporting failure and the improper handwashing technique citation together describe a direct transmission route from employee to customer. Norovirus, the most common cause of foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurant settings, spreads person-to-person when infected employees handle food without disclosing symptoms. Improper handwashing technique means pathogens remain on hands even when an employee goes through the motions of washing.

The absence of a person in charge performing duties ties all of it together. CDC data shows establishments without active managerial control document three times more critical violations than those with engaged supervision. At Fuji Mura on June 9, inspectors found six high-severity violations and no one in authority ensuring the rules were being followed.

The Longer Record

Fuji Mura Hibachi & Sushi: Inspection History

June 9, 20266 high-severity, 3 intermediate violations. Food from unapproved source. No closure.
March 18, 20268 high-severity, 2 intermediate violations.
October 27, 20250 high, 0 intermediate violations.
October 25, 20251 high violation.
October 24, 20259 high-severity, 1 intermediate violations.
March 3, 20254 high violations.
July 25, 20240 high, 0 intermediate violations.
July 24, 20242 high, 1 intermediate violations.
May 13, 20244 high violations.

The June 9 inspection is not an outlier. Across 12 inspections on record, Fuji Mura has accumulated 64 total violations. The restaurant logged nine high-severity violations on October 24, 2025, followed by a clean inspection three days later on October 27. That pattern, a severe inspection followed by a passing one, has appeared more than once in the record.

The most recent prior inspection before June 9 came on March 18, 2026, when inspectors documented eight high-severity violations and two intermediate ones. That visit was three months before the June inspection that found food from unapproved sources and missing shellfish records.

The restaurant has never been emergency-closed in its inspection history. The visits in May 2024, March 2025, and October 2025 all produced high-severity violation counts, yet operations continued each time without a closure order.

After six high-severity violations on June 9, 2026, including one for food sourced outside the regulated supply chain at a restaurant that serves raw fish, Fuji Mura Hibachi & Sushi remained open for business.