MARION COUNTY, FL. A sushi restaurant in Ocala racked up 10 high-severity violations in a single inspection last week, including food sourced from unapproved or unknown suppliers, contaminated food contact surfaces, and no person in charge present or performing duties during the visit.
Tokyo Sushi at 2785 NW 49th Ave led all Marion County facilities inspected the week of June 16 through June 22, 2026, finishing with 10 high-severity and 2 intermediate violations. Nine of the 11 facilities inspected during the week carried at least two high-severity citations. Fourteen total inspections were conducted across those 11 locations.
The Violations
Tokyo Sushi's inspection turned up violations across nearly every category that inspectors track. In addition to food from unapproved sources and missing managerial oversight, the record shows an employee failed to report illness symptoms, handwashing facilities were inadequate, hand and arm washing technique was improper, food contact surfaces were not properly cleaned or sanitized, and the facility lacked adequate shellfish traceability records. Inspectors also documented food contaminated by chemical, physical, or biological hazards.
Chili's Grill and Bar #189 at 3501 SW 36 Ave followed with 8 high-severity violations and 1 intermediate. The restaurant's record for the week includes an employee not reporting illness symptoms, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, improper use of time as a public health control, no consumer advisory posted for raw or undercooked foods, and two separate chemical violations: toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used.
Dunkin Donuts at 3910 SW College Rd carried 7 high-severity and 4 intermediate violations. Among the high-severity findings: an employee not reporting illness symptoms, improper handwashing technique, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, and no allergen awareness demonstrated. An intermediate citation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal rounded out the record.
KFC #L518067 at 3810 SW College Rd drew 4 high-severity violations, including one that stands out even in a week full of serious citations: parasite destruction procedures not followed. That violation, combined with no consumer advisory for raw or undercooked foods, inadequate shellfish traceability records, and toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, gave the location one of the more varied high-severity profiles of the week. Intermediate violations included improper sewage disposal, multi-use utensils not properly cleaned, and inadequate ventilation and lighting.
Crazy Cucumber Market Street at 4414 SW College Rd recorded 4 high-severity violations with no intermediate citations. Inspectors found food from unapproved or unknown sources, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used.
Chipotle Mexican Grill 1971 at 2645 College Rd collected 3 high-severity violations: inadequate shellfish traceability records, food not cooked to required minimum temperature, and improper use of time as a public health control. No intermediate violations were noted.
McDonald's #18305 at 2827 SW 27 Ave also drew 3 high-severity violations, including toxic chemicals improperly stored or labeled, improper use of time as a public health control, and inadequate shellfish traceability records. Intermediate citations included improper sewage disposal, inadequate cooling and cold holding equipment, and improper use of wiping cloths.
Checkers #6312 at 1239 E Silver Springs Blvd finished with 3 high-severity and 5 intermediate violations. The high-severity citations were an employee not reporting illness symptoms, food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized, and food not cooked to required minimum temperature. Intermediate violations included improper sewage disposal, inadequate cooling equipment, single-use items improperly reused, inadequate ventilation and lighting, and equipment in poor repair or condition.
Wolfy's Restaurant at 2159 E Silver Springs Blvd carried the week's lowest tally among cited facilities: 2 high-severity and 3 intermediate violations. Inspectors found food contact surfaces not properly cleaned or sanitized and toxic substances improperly identified, stored, or used. Intermediate citations included improper sewage disposal, inadequate cooling and cold holding equipment, and inadequate ventilation and lighting.
What These Violations Mean
The most consequential violation documented this week may be the one at Tokyo Sushi: food from unapproved or unknown sources. When a restaurant cannot identify where its food came from, there is no traceability if customers get sick. USDA and FDA inspections exist specifically to catch pathogens like Listeria, Salmonella, and E. coli before food reaches a kitchen. Tokyo Sushi and Crazy Cucumber Market Street both drew this citation.
Four facilities, including Chili's, Dunkin Donuts, and Checkers, were cited for employees not reporting illness symptoms. This is consistently identified by the CDC as the leading cause of multi-victim outbreaks. Norovirus and hepatitis A spread directly from sick food workers to customers through food handling, and a single infected employee can expose hundreds of diners in a single shift.
The temperature and cooking violations at Chili's, Dunkin Donuts, Crazy Cucumber, Chipotle, and Checkers carry a different but equally direct risk. Salmonella survives in poultry cooked below 165 degrees Fahrenheit. When facilities also fail to properly use time as a public health control, as Chili's, Chipotle, and McDonald's all did this week, food is allowed to remain in the bacterial growth range between 41 and 135 degrees Fahrenheit without the temperature monitoring that would flag the danger.
The chemical violations documented at Chili's, KFC, McDonald's, Wolfy's, Crazy Cucumber, and Tokyo Sushi represent a separate hazard entirely. Improperly stored or unlabeled cleaning chemicals near food can cause acute poisoning. Mislabeled containers are among the most common causes of accidental chemical contamination in food service kitchens.
The Longer Record
The data shows Tokyo Sushi operating under a facility record that includes prior inspections on file, and this week's 10 high-severity violations represent a concentration of failures across management, sourcing, hygiene, and sanitation simultaneously. A facility that records violations in all four of those categories in a single visit is not experiencing isolated lapses.
Wolfy's Restaurant on East Silver Springs Boulevard carries the longest facility history in this week's data, designated with record number SEA5200078, a sequence that places it among the oldest licensed facilities inspected this week. Two high-severity violations and three intermediate citations at a location with that depth of history raises the question of whether the same categories have appeared before.
Checkers #6312 on East Silver Springs Boulevard combined 8 total violations with intermediate citations for equipment in poor repair, single-use items reused, and inadequate cooling equipment. Equipment violations and cooling failures together are a pattern that compounds over time: broken equipment that cannot maintain temperature creates ongoing cold-holding risk that temperature citations alone do not fully capture.
Dunkin Donuts on SW College Road drew a citation for improper sewage or wastewater disposal alongside its 7 high-severity violations. The same intermediate citation appeared at KFC, McDonald's, Checkers, and Wolfy's during the same week, making it one of the most broadly shared intermediate violations in Marion County's inspection record for June 16 through 22. Five separate facilities with sewage disposal concerns in a single week is a fact the record does not explain.