YAMA TAIYO RESTAURANT
660 ALDERMAN RD · PALM HARBOR · Pinellas County · FL 34683
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
5 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 3
09-01-4High Priority – Employee touching ready-to-eat food with their bare hands – food was not being heated as a sole ingredient to 145 degrees F or immediately added to other ingredients to be cooked/heated to the minimum required temperature to allow bare hand contact. Establishment has no approved Alternative Operating Procedure. Cook cutting salmon for sushi with bare hands, operator moved washed hands and put gloves on **Corrective Action Taken**
14-86-1High Priority – Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Under cut zucchini, broccoli, operator replaced with wax paper **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler on cook line -raw breaded shrimp in plastic container over cut vegetables and rice noodles. Operator moved raw to bottom **Corrected On-Site**
Intermediate 1
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards stained
Basic 1
08B-17-4Basic – Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler cases of unwashed produce over buckets of sauce
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 13, 2026 7:03 PM.
Violation category totals
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.