YAMATO JAPANESE RESTAURANT
1115 US HWY 90 W · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32055
Inspection Summary
Emergency Closure Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
19 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
41-07-4High Priority – Container of medicine improperly stored. Bottle of hydrogen peroxide on prep table between cooks line and dish area above bags of sushi rice. **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over ready-to-eat food. Raw shell egg liquid in pitcher above cooked rice in tub on cooks line. **Warning**
35A-05-4High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed 1 live roach crawling on wall behind chest freezer. 1 live crawling on side of chest freezer. 1 baby roach crawling under reach in cooler on cooks line. 1 baby roach crawling on dish machine. 1 baby crawling on wall behind chest freezer. 1 crawling in gasket of reach in cooler at sushi station. 1 crawling on cutting board at sushi station. **Warning**
35A-23-4High Priority – Roach excrement and/or droppings present. On wall behind chest freezer in kitchen. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Cooks line: egg raw (50°F – Cold Holding); rice (56°F – Cold Holding); butter (67°F – Cold Holding); fried shrimp (81°F – Hot Holding); Operator chose to place items on time. Inspector provided time as a public health control paperwork. **Warning**
41-15-5High Priority – Wiping cloth solution exceeding the maximum concentration allowed stored in a location that could result in the cross contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service, or single-use articles. Exceeds 200 ppm. Employee made fresh. **Warning**
Intermediate 1
02C-02-5Intermediate – Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food prepared onsite and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked. Multiple foods in walk in cooler and reach in cooler on cooks line. **Warning**
Basic 12
14-01-5Basic – Bowl or other container with no handle used to dispense food. In rice and veggies on cooks line. **Warning**
36-57-4Basic – Ceiling fan had accumulation of dust/debris. In walk in cooler. **Warning**
36-37-5Basic – Ceiling not smooth, nonabsorbent and easily cleanable in food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas. **Warning**
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 15 dead roaches throughout kitchen. **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Half a sushi roll on plate stored on top of covered mushrooms to be served to customers in reach in cooler on cooks line. **Warning**
14-69-4Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer. Chest freezer next to reach in cooler beer cooler. **Warning**
10-07-4Basic – In-use utensil stored in standing water less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Rice scoop next to rice hot holding machine. 71°F. **Warning**
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. 2 sink sin kitchen (on cooks line in back storage area behind soda machine.) **Warning**
12B-13-4Basic – Opened employee food in a cold holding unit with food to be served to customers. Half a sushi roll on plate stored on top of covered mushrooms to be served to customers in reach in cooler on cooks line. **Warning**
14-67-4Basic – Reach-in cooler gasket torn/in disrepair. On cooks line. **Warning**
23-05-4Basic – Soil residue build-up on nonfood-contact surface. Outside of ice machine. Walk-in cooler gaskets soiled with slimy/mold-like build-up. **Repeat Violation** **Warning**
22-20-5Basic – Intermediate – Accumulation of black/green mold-like substance in the interior of the ice machine. Cutting board(s) stained/soiled. On end of cooks line. **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 6:38 PM.
Violation category totals
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1 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
3 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
2 observation(s)
Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.