YAMATO JAPANESE RESTAURANT
526 NW 60 ST · GAINESVILLE · Alachua County · FL 32607
Inspection Summary
Violation Summary
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All DBPR Inspector Observations
21 full violation description(s) documented by the inspector during this visit.
High Priority 4
12A-16-4High Priority – Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Employee entered kitchen from outside and began handling food pans in kitchen. Manager had employee wash hands. **Corrective Action Taken**
08A-05-6High Priority – Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Raw beef stored over cooked noodles in reach-in cooler across from kitchen prep table. Manager moved beef to bottom shelf. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
12A-09-4High Priority – Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee touching phone proceeded to handle clean utensils on cook line without washing hands and changing gloves. Manager had employee wash hands and change gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
01B-13-4High Priority – Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. 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 thawed in walk-in cooler.
Intermediate 4
22-02-4Intermediate – Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Cutting board on reach-in cooler across from cook line grill. Inside of ice machine door. Shelves in walk-in cooler.
31A-11-4Intermediate – Handwash sink used for purposes other than handwashing. Scrub pad stored in wait station hand washing sink. Mana removed scrub pad from hand washing sink. **Corrected On-Site**
05-06-4Intermediate – Probe thermometer not accurate within plus or minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit. Probe thermometer reading 22F when calibrated.
41-17-4Intermediate – Spray bottle containing toxic substance not labeled. Spray bottle stored on shelf in ware washing area.
Basic 13
16-23-4Basic – Accumulation of lime scale on the inside of the dishmachine. Dish machine in ware washing area.
36-34-5Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance. Vent in ware washing area.
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 thawed in walk-in cooler. **Repeat Violation**
12B-02-4Basic – Employee eating in a food preparation or other restricted area. Employee eating rice in kitchen. Manager had employee finish eating in dining room. **Corrected On-Site**
14-11-5Basic – Equipment in poor repair. Handle for rice cooker next to kitchen entrance broken.
08B-38-4Basic – Food stored on floor. Yum yum sauce on floor in walk-in cooler. Manager placed yum yum sauce on shelf. **Corrected On-Site**
36-24-5Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall. Hole beneath kitchen hand washing sink. **Repeat Violation**
23-03-4Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust. Fan covers in walk-in cooler. Top of reach-in cooler across from cook line grill. Top of dish machine. Top of rice cooker next to kitchen entrance. **Repeat Violation**
33-16-4Basic – Open dumpster lid. Dumpsters behind building. Manager closed lid. **Corrected On-Site**
25-06-4Basic – Single-service articles not stored inverted or protected from contamination. To go containers on shelf above cook line reach-in cooler. Manager turned containers over. **Corrected On-Site**
06-01-5Basic – Time/temperature control for safety food thawed in an improper manner. Shrimp thawing in standing water in kitchen prep sink. Employee placed shrimp under running water. **Corrected On-Site**
42-01-4Basic – Wet mop not stored in a manner to allow the mop to dry. Wet mops stored on floor next to back door.
21-07-4Basic – Wiping cloth chlorine sanitizing solution not at proper minimum strength. Kitchen sanitizer bucket, 200 ppm. Manager added water to bucket, 75 ppm. **Corrected On-Site**
Inspector observations synchronized from DBPR on October 12, 2026 4:37 PM.
Violation category totals
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3 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
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1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
1 observation(s)
2 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.