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Tampa Sushi / Japanese Guide

FRI public-record essay for sushi / japanese restaurants in Tampa.

Tampa's Sushi / Japanese scene separates into public-record tiers by licence age and menu format, defined in the classification legend below. FRI classifies format and discipline from public records only. It does not infer cultural ownership from names; owner/operator references are limited to Sunbiz and DBPR entities.

Updated 2026-09-30 15:09 UTC

By FRI Editorial Desk · Classification guide

Price and service-format claims are withheld. License seating, OSS category, and chain footprint are not observed menu prices; a future price analysis must use sourced menu/check data and local-market normalization.

Validated open entries 274 · ·
Confirmed closures 1 · ·
Inspection/safety overlays 100 · ·
Filtered candidates 1 · ·
High-turnover addresses 6 · ·

Classification Legend

owned

Public-record owner match

operated

Public-record operator match

legacy

20+ year license history

FRI does not infer cultural ownership from names. Classifications are based on public-record entity, license age, category, and format signals.

Takeout & Markets

2024

Fortune Kitchen Usf

  • Unverified

2592 E Bearss Ave, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 1 event(s) (No restrooms).

2026

Tasty Ramen

  • Unverified

9900 Little Rd, New Port Richey

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Moderate

2025

Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse

12070 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville

Chef/operator credit from public record: T - ONE FUJI INC..

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.8x the peer alert threshold. Emergency-order history: 5 event(s) (Roach activity, Rodent activity, Roach & rodent activity).

2016

Ichiban Izakaya

2050 16Th St N, St. Petersburg

Chef/operator credit from public record: ICHIBAN IZAKAYA LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.1x the peer alert threshold. Emergency-order history: 4 event(s) (Roach activity).

2017

Poke Lulu

  • Unverified

2382 Grand Cypress Dr Ste 988, Lutz

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.0x the peer alert threshold. Emergency-order history: 2 event(s) (Roach activity).

2016

Vjk Japan

12314 University Mall Ct, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: VJK, LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 2 event(s) (Sewage leaks).

2016

Yama Taiyo Restaurant

660 Alderman Rd, Palm Harbor

Chef/operator credit from public record: BENFEI SUMYTA, INC..

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 1 event(s).

2016

Ginza Japanese Restaurant

2215 Collier Pkwy, Land O' Lakes

Chef/operator credit from public record: GINZA JAPANESE RESTAURANT, INC..

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 1 event(s) (Roach activity).

2016

Oec Japanese Express

2438 66 St N, St. Petersburg

Chef/operator credit from public record: NEW GUAN ENTERPRISES INC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is running 2.6x the peer alert threshold.

2026

Hibachi Express

  • Unverified

3605 49 St N, St. Petersburg

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is running 2.3x the peer alert threshold.

2025

Bincho Tan

  • Unverified

3949 Van Dyke Rd, Lutz

FSQ popularity 0.08

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is running 2.2x the peer alert threshold.

2016

Sakura Japanese Steakhouse 10722

10722 Big Bend Rd, Riverview

Chef/operator credit from public record: WASABI RIVERVIEW, LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.9x the peer alert threshold.

High-End & Omakase

2018

Omakase Asian Cuisine

13149 Us 301, Riverview

Chef/operator credit from public record: ASY SUSHI LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2024

Omakase Asian Cuisine

  • Unverified

13149 Us Hwy 301 S, Riverview

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Tradition-Focused

2017

Umai Sushi

1600 Missouri Ave N, Ste 180, Largo

Chef/operator credit from public record: UMAI SUSHI, LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 12 event(s) (Roach & rodent activity, Roach activity, Rodent activity).

2024

Golden Chopsticks

  • Unverified

9550 Us Highway 19 Ste 1, Port Richey

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 10 event(s) (Roach activity, Rodent, Roach & Fly activity).

2024

Sushi Yama

  • Unverified

7790 Us Hwy 19 N, Pinellas Park

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 8 event(s) (Roach & rodent activity, Rodent, Roach & Fly activity, Rodent activity).

2016

Lemon Grass Sushi Thai Tapas Inc

310 Central Ave, St. Petersburg

FSQ popularity 0.31

Chef/operator credit from public record: LEMON GRASS SUSHI THAI TAPAS INC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.4x the peer alert threshold. Emergency-order history: 7 event(s) (Roach & rodent activity, Rodent & fly activity, Rodent activity).

2016

Mori Sushi

1136 94 Ave N, St. Petersburg

Chef/operator credit from public record: MORI LIANG INC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 6 event(s) (Roach activity, Rodent activity).

2024

Nigori Sushi & Hibachi

  • Unverified

1250 Seminole Blvd #5, Largo

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 8 event(s) (Rodent activity, Roach activity).

2016

Kawa Japanese Steak House & Sushi

  • Unverified

8631 Little Rd, New Port Richey

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is running 2.5x the peer alert threshold. Emergency-order history: 7 event(s) (Rodent activity, Roach activity).

2016

Hokkaido Ramen House

11417 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa

FSQ popularity 0.93

Chef/operator credit from public record: HOKKAIDO RAMEN TAMPA LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 6 event(s) (Roach activity).

2016

Kona Grill

4134 W Boy Scout Blvd B1, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: TOG KONA MACADAMIA, LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.7x the peer alert threshold. Emergency-order history: 4 event(s) (Sewage back up).

2016

Hooks Bar and Grill Llc

611 Destiny Dr, Ruskin

Chef/operator credit from public record: HOOKS BAR AND GRILL LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range. Emergency-order history: 4 event(s) (Rodent & fly activity, Rodent activity).

Modern Creative

2016

Latin Japan

  • Unverified

1932 Us Hwy 19, Holiday

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.6x the peer alert threshold. Emergency-order history: 2 event(s) (Roach activity).

2016

Saikyo Kitchen

8741 Gunn Hwy, Odessa

Chef/operator credit from public record: SAIKYO KITCHEN, LLC.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.7x the peer alert threshold.

2025

Pepper Lunch

  • Unverified

4699 Park Blvd N, Pinellas Park

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2025

Teriyaki Madness

  • Unverified

2657 Ulmerton Rd, Clearwater

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2023

Wagamama

  • Unverified

1050 Water St Unit F2-150, Tampa

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Takeout & Markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Methodology and Audit

Entries clear the FRI cascade on DBPR status, closure vetting, and cuisine attribution. Identity enrichment (DBPR/OSS/Sunbiz name agreement, geocoded address, city/county consistency, plus cached Google/Foursquare/Yelp verifier context) refines a listing but is no longer a publish gate: a DBPR record that fails only enrichment is still shown rather than dropped. A record that cannot be matched to an identity is marked "Unverified DBPR Record" and its unverified corporate/website/social attribution is withheld; a record that cannot be geocoded is recorded as un-located. Failures and enrichment levels are written to output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet for operator review.

275 of 276 candidate evaluations published (99.6%); 90 marked unverified (no identity match), 55 recorded as un-located (no geocode). Audit log: output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet.

Data sources: FRI Cuisine Essays. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.

Time-series forecasts and anomaly detection use NVIDIA NV-Tesseract. Model output is labeled separately from official records.

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