Samurai Blue Sushi and Sake Bar
13703 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618
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 6 graded inspections since 2025.
- Last inspected May 20, 2026: passed with 2 violations. That was a follow-up after failing on May 19, 2026.
- Keeps coming up: Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized, cited 5 times, plus 12 other repeat issues.
- #23 in Tampa's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 8 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 6 visits
- 2026
- Passed May 20
Callback Reinspection
2 violations
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Failed May 19
Routine Inspection
13 violations, 3 critical
- Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Cleaning and maintenance equipment
- Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Employee personal belongings
- Minor Approved source
- Passed Jan 28
Callback Reinspection
3 violations
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Time and temperature control for safety foods
- 2025
- Passed Nov 25
Routine Inspection
10 violations, 2 critical
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Minor Current license properly displayed
- Minor Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
- Minor Chemicals/toxic substances
- Minor Employee health knowledge; ill/symptomatic employee present
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