Yamato Japanese Restaurant

Basic – Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents soiled with accumulated food debris, grease, dust, or mold-like substance

Ceiling tiles and vents throughout kitchen soiled with grease and dust accumulation. Repeat Violation

Basic – Dead roaches on premises

Seventeen dead roaches observed throughout kitchen and sushi bar, to include: in corner between cooler and office, on floor under shelf next to kitchen entrance, behind chest freezer, on top of water heater, on shelves and floor of sushi bar, and under the kitchen hand wash sink. Warning

Basic – Employee beverage container on a food preparation table or over/next to clean equipment/utensils

Employee drink on prep table. Employee removed.

Basic – Employee personal food not properly identified and segregated from food to be served to the public

Employee personal food (wrapped convenience store sandwich) on upper shelf of reach-in cooler, not marked or segregated.

Basic – Equipment in poor repair

Reach-in cooler gaskets torn in kitchen.

Basic – Exterior door has a gap at the threshold that opens to the outside

Daylight visible through gaps around bottom and lock side of back exterior door.

Basic – Food stored on floor

Bagged onions and buckets of powdered chicken base stored on floor. Case of chicken on floor of walk-in cooler. Repeat Violation

Basic – Hole in or other damage to wall

Wall, door, and ceiling of walk-in cooler rusty and peeling paint.

Basic – Ice buildup in reach-in freezer and/or walk-in freezer

Ice buildup in reach-in freezer in sushi bar.

Basic – Nonfood-contact surface soiled with grease, food debris, dirt, slime or dust

Grill hood filters soiled with grease accumulation

Reach-in cooler gaskets soiled with food debris

Walk-in cooler fan guard and box soiled with dust accumulation. Repeat Violation

Basic – Open dumpster lid

Both dumpster lids open.

Basic – Wall soiled with accumulated grease, food debris, and/or dust

Kitchen wall around cook-line soiled with grease accumulation. Repeat Violation

Basic – Wet wiping cloth not stored in sanitizing solution between uses

Wet wiping cloth on cutting board at sushi bar.

High Priority – Live, small flying insects in kitchen, food preparation area, food storage area and/or bar area

Three live flies observed towards front of kitchen. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found

Twelve live roaches observed throughout kitchen area, primarily in corner between cooler and office. Warning

High Priority – Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found

Fifty-plus droppings found throughout kitchen area and sushi bar, to include: on floor between cooler and office, on shelving and floor around inner perimeter of sushi bar, around water heater, on top of water heater, in center rear closet on shelves and floor. Also, rub marks are evident along wall between cooler and office. Repeat Violation Warning

High Priority – Rodent rub marks present along walls/ceilings

Rodent rub marks observed in corner between cooler and office. Warning

Intermediate – Handwash sink does not provide water through a mixing valve or combination faucet

Hot water faucet broken at hand wash sink next to ice machine.

Intermediate – Water with a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit not provided/shut off at employee handwash sink

No hot water at hand wash sink next to ice maker.