Akashi Japanese Restaurant
5830 S Dixie Hwy, South Miami, FL 33143
Passed re-check · Aug 21, 2026 Directions
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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 8 of 10 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected Aug 21, 2026: passed with 11 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on Aug 20, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 9 times, plus 20 other repeat issues.
- #2 in South Miami's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 15 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 10 visits
- 2026
- Passed Aug 21
Callback Reinspection
11 violations
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Failed Aug 20
Routine Inspection
17 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Water source safe, hot (100°F) and cold under pressure
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Approved source
- Minor Plumbing installed and maintained; mop sink; water filters; backflow prevention
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- 2025
- Passed Dec 10
Callback Reinspection
7 violations
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Failed Dec 8
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Approved source
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Clean clothes; hair restraints; jewelry; painted/artificial fingernails
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Dishwashing facilities; chemical test kit(s); gauges
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Employee personal belongings
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