WAKO JAPANESE CUISINE

5045 N 9TH AVE, PENSACOLA, Escambia County. DBPR licence 2706633. 20 inspection visits from 2023-08-30 to 2026-07-15.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-07-15: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

3 of 3routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Escambia County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

5inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Escambia County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-07-15	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-07-14	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	6	0	4		5 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-06-23	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	1		1 area 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof
2026-06-22	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	4	1	4		6 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2025-08-18	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature
2025-08-15	Complaint follow-up	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	1	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2025-08-14	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	1	0	1		2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2025-08-13	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	0	5		5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles
2025-07-22	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-07-10	Complaint inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	2		7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-01-30	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-01-29	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	2	0	0		1 area 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2)
2025-01-27	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	1	3	0.35	6 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-08-14	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-14	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0
2024-07-31	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	0	2	0.35	4 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-02-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	0	8	0.46	7 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2023-09-29	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2023-08-30	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	2	12		14 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 24 Storage/handling of clean equipment, utensils (x2) 32 Restrooms with self-closing doors, fixtures operate properly, facility clean, supplied with hand-soap, disposable towels or hand drying devices, tissue, covered waste receptacles 33 Containers covered, adequate number, insect and rodent proof, emptied at proper intervals, clean (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-30	Complaint follow-up	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.