Sakura Japanese Restaurant

265 Colony Blvd, The Villages, FL 32162

Passed · May 11, 2026 Directions
58
Poor BiteKarma score 58 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

  • Last inspected May 11, 2026: passed with 10 violations, 3 critical.
  • Passed 3 of 5 graded inspections since 2024.
  • Keeps coming up: Food protection, cross-contamination, cited 4 times, plus 11 other repeat issues.
  • #6 in The Villages's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
  • 10 critical violations in the last two years.

Inspection history 5 visits

  1. 2026
  2. Passed May 11

    Routine Inspection

    10 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • Minor Approved source
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
    • Minor Garbage and refuse; premises maintained
  3. Passed Mar 3

    Routine Inspection

    7 violations
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Food management certification valid / employee training verification
    • Minor Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • 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 Food protection, cross-contamination
  4. 2025
  5. Failed Jun 3

    Routine Inspection

    12 violations, 3 critical
    • Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
    • Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
    • Critical Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized
    • Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
    • 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 Chemicals/toxic substances
    • Minor Non-food contact surfaces clean
    • Minor Employee personal belongings
    • Minor Misrepresentation; misbranding
    • Minor Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking
    • Minor Approved source
  6. 2024
  7. Failed Dec 13

    Callback Reinspection

    1 violation, 1 critical
    • Critical Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking

Nearby

BiteKarma scores around Sakura Japanese Restaurant, which is the dark pin. Zoom in to see the dots' scores, and tap a pin marked + to see everything at that address.

  1. 93 Pdq 50 ft
  2. 97 Peachwave 100 ft
  3. 65 Mezza Luna at the Villages 100 ft
  4. 100 McDonald's 150 ft
  5. 84 Fiesta Grande Mexican Grill 150 ft