YAMATO JAPANESE RESTAURANT
526 NW 60 ST · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32607
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
15 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. 2 employees peeling ginger no gloves. Operator had employees place gloves on hand.
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw salmon over sauce bottles and raw beef over lettuce in reach in cooler on cooks line.
41-10-4High Priority – Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Green burn cream on same pan with clean utensils. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Intermediate 2
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Interior ice machine. Interior ice bin on drink machine. Reach in cooler shelves soiled in wait station drink room. Sauce bottle lid and sesame bottle lid soiled on shelf by Handwash sink in kitchen. **Repeat Violation**
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Bottle with pink inside in dish machine area, operator stated it was sanitizer.
Basic 10
06-09-1Basic – Commercially processed reduced oxygen packaged fish bearing a label indicating that it is to remain frozen until time of use no longer frozen and not removed from reduced oxygen package. Tuna steaks in walk in cooler, label states that it needs to be opened before thawing.
24-08-4Basic – Equipment and utensils not properly air-dried – wet nesting. Plastic containers in clean dish room. **Repeat Violation**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Reach in cooler gasket torn on cooks line. **Repeat Violation**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Wall in disrepair behind Handwash sink in main cooking area due to previous leak. Wall above walk in cooler door not smooth easily cleanable. Missing ceiling tile in same area as wall in disrepair.
31B-04-4Basic – No handwashing sign provided at a hand sink used by food employees. Handwash sink in main kitchen cook line area. **Repeat Violation**
14-47-4Basic – Nonfood-contact equipment exposed to splash/spillage not constructed of materials that are corrosion resistant, non-absorbent, smooth and easily cleanable. Wooden shelves near window in side dry storage/chemical area.
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Soda machine nearest Handwash sink in server area the backsplash is soiled. Fan soiled above Handwash sink in kitchen. Reach in cooler gasket soiled nearest back door. Fan guard in walk in cooler soiled. Metal pieces holding flat tops in dining area the top of metal pieces are soiled. **Repeat Violation**
14-17-4Basic – Walk-in cooler/freezer shelves with rust that has pitted the surface. Inside the reach in cooler.
36-27-5Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust. Under dish machine. Ceiling soiled in warewashing area. Floor soiled in dry storage/chemical room. Floor soiled under all cooking flat tops in dining rooms.
21-38-4Basic – Wiping cloth sanitizing solution stored on the floor. Sanitizer bucket on floor by Handwash sink and soda machine.
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 25, 2026 12:22 PM.
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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.