Palatka
BiteKarma BiteKarma

Sumi Japanese Cuisine

829-831 South 19 State Road, Palatka, FL 32177

Failed · Apr 23, 2026 Directions
52
Poor BiteKarma score 52 out of 100
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

  • Passed 5 of 7 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 4 times, plus 16 other repeat issues.
  • #6 in Palatka's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • Last inspected Apr 23, 2026: failed with 16 violations, 2 critical.
  • 7 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 7 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Failed Apr 23

    Routine Inspection

    16 violations, 2 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
  3. 2025
  4. Passed Nov 14

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations

  5. Failed Nov 3

    Routine Inspection

    15 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils; air drying
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Single-service and single-use items
    • Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
    • Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
    • Minor Wiping cloths; clean and soiled linens; laundry facilities
    • Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
  6. Passed Jun 18

    Callback Reinspection

    No violations