SUSHI MASA SEAFOOD & JAPANESE FUSION

5700 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND, Polk County. DBPR licence 6308849. 11 inspection visits from 2023-08-16 to 2026-11-05.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-11-05: complaint follow-up, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 0 basic violations

4 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Polk County average that year (1 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

2inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Polk 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
2026-11-05	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	1	0		2 areas 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-10-21	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	2	5		7 areas 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2026-08-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	2		2 areas 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-08-12	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	1	1	5	0.43	7 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2026-04-24	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	0.40	1 area 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
2025-12-02	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	1	0.40	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored
2025-02-19	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	1	0.39	3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-09-04	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	3	1		4 areas 05 Thermometers provided and conspicuously placed 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-01-31	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-01-26	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	4	3	3	0.41	7 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 09 Foods handled with minimum contact (x2) 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 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
2023-08-16	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0

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.