LATIN JAPAN
1932 US HWY 19 · HOLIDAY · Pasco County · FL 34691
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
11 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-20-4High Priority – Employee washed hands with no soap. Employee washed hands with no soap inside the three compartment sink **Warning**
14-31-5High Priority – Nonfood-grade bags used in direct contact with food. Raw beef in Togo plastic bags for carry out. White freezer in back area storage by dining room **Warning**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food.raw chicken above ready to eat cooked sauces and sour cream reach in cooler across from three compartment sink Raw chicken over ready to eat cabbage reach in cooler cook line. Liquid raw eggs over cooked noodles reach in cooler in storage area. **Warning**
03A-02-5High Priority – Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler on cooks line ambient cooler 53 f Cold holding: raw chicken 58 f cut lettuce 59 f cook chicken 53 f raw chicken 48f. Discussed with employees to move to a working freezer. Cold holding: cook noodles 53 f raw chicken 46 f moved from one reach in cooler that went down. To a working reach in cooler around 11 am. **Warning**
Intermediate 3
02C-03-5Intermediate – Commercially processed ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food opened and held more than 24 hours not properly date marked after opening. Sour cream opened two days prior reach in cooler across stove top **Warning**
12A-03-4Intermediate – Employee washed hands in a sink other than an approved handwash sink. Three compartment sink. **Warning**
51-16-7Intermediate – No plan review submitted and approved – renovations were made or are in progress. Must submit plans and plan review application to DBPR H and R Plan Review office located at 2601 Blair Stone Rd., Tallahassee, FL 32399-1011. Plans must be submitted AND approved within 60 days. The direct link to the Plan Review page is https://www2.myfloridalicense.com/hotels-restaurants/licensing/plan-review/. Plans on file 5-7-12 show an extra layout of an extended kitchen with service line bathrooms an ice machine mop sink dining room. Per operator landlord blocked off that extend area for another non licensed shopping store about a year and half ago. Correct plans above the extended that was cut off don't have an ice machine in the spot is a reach in freezer and reach in coolers missing on plans by the bathrooms. **Warning**
Basic 4
35A-03-4Basic – Dead roaches on premises. 11 dead roaches ontop of paper towel dispenser 5 dead roaches on wall behind three compartment sink 2 dead roaches under meat slicer prep table cooks line **Warning**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Drinking out of water bottle over reach in cooler. **Warning**
08B-49-4Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public. Employee drink next to restaurants vegetables. **Warning**
36-73-4Basic – Floor soiled/has accumulation of debris. Under kitchen equipment throughout the kitchen **Warning**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 11, 2026 2:20 PM.
Violation category totals
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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.