YAMATO JAPANESE RESTAURANT
1115 US HWY 90 W · LAKE CITY · Columbia County · FL 32055
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Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
18 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 6
12A-25-4High Priority – Employee touched face/hair and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Observed employee scratch face then continued cooking chicken on cooks line. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
35A-02-6High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area. Observed approximately 10 flying under Three compartment sink next to water heater. 5 under dish machine. **Warning**
08A-20-5High Priority – Raw animal foods not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. Raw chicken over raw shell eggs in walk in cooler. Operator placed eggs above chicken. **Corrected On-Site**
35A-04-4High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. Observed approximately 12 inside old walk in cooler used for dry storage on cooks line. 4 under beer reach in cooler. And 6 behind reach in cooler next to water heater in kitchen. **Warning**
41-23-4High Priority – Rodent bait not contained in a covered, tamper-resistant bait station. Small green balls on the floor throughout the kitchen. **Warning**
07-08-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food re-served to customers. Yum yum sauce containing half and half cream in squeeze bottles being re served to customers. **Admin Complaint**
Basic 12
36-32-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tile shows damage or is in disrepair. Hole in ceiling above water heater.
12B-07-4Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils. Beverage on prep table next to salt container. **Repeat Violation**
40-06-5Basic – Employee personal items stored in or above a food preparation area, food, clean equipment and utensils, or single-service items. Phone on top of container of knives. Phone on prep table next to salt container.
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gaskets torn on cooks line. Cooking pans on cooks line where the handles have been worn down. **Repeat Violation**
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Soda box on floor across from drink machine.
10-06-5Basic – In-use utensil not stored with handle above the top of time/temperature control for safety food and rim of the container. Spoon handle stored on top of spicy tuna in reach in cooler at sushi make area. Employee removed spoon. **Corrected On-Site**
38-01-4Basic – Light shield damaged/in disrepair. On the cooks line.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink on the cooks line.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Hood filters above cook line. Multiple reach in cooler gaskets soiled. **Repeat Violation**
25-05-4Basic – Single-service articles improperly stored. Togo boxes on floor in side dry storage walk in cooler on cooks line.
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Beef portions being thawed at room temperature on cooks line.
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. On the cooks line. Ceiling soiled throughout kitchen around air vents. **Repeat Violation**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on August 10, 2026 8:49 AM.
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Inspection records and inspector observations reflect conditions documented by DBPR at the time of the inspection and may not reflect current conditions.