How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Last inspected Jul 13, 2026: passed with 11 violations, 2 critical.
- Passed 6 of 8 graded inspections since 2024.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 6 times, plus 17 other repeat issues.
- #5 in Live Oak's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 9 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 8 visits
- 2026
- Passed Jul 13
Routine Inspection
11 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Passed Feb 18
Routine Inspection
7 violations
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- 2025
- Passed Jul 31
Callback Reinspection
No violations
- Failed Jul 30
Complaint Inspection
10 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Single-service and single-use items
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
Nearby
BiteKarma scores around Sakura Sushi Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.