Yama Taiyo Restaurant

660 Alderman Rd, Palm Harbor, FL 34683
Last inspected: Mar 10, 2026
55
Score
Medium Risk

Yama Taiyo Restaurant, located at 660 Alderman Rd, Palm Harbor, FL, had a recent inspection on March 10, 2026, resulting in a moderate risk score of 55. This inspection identified three critical violations, one major violation, and one minor violation. The facility has a history of mostly high-risk inspections across its ten recorded evaluations.

10
Inspections
3
Critical latest
1
Major latest
1
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 10, 2026
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
55
Jan 15, 2026
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 12 minor violations.
39
Feb 20, 2025
Routine - Food
1 critical violation. 2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
52
Aug 29, 2024
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
Aug 29, 2024
Complaint Full
2 major violations. 1 minor violation.
78
May 14, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
64
May 14, 2024
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 1 major violation. 1 minor violation.
64
Nov 7, 2023
Routine - Food
3 critical violations. 5 major violations. 4 minor violations.
32
Jan 6, 2023
Complaint Full
3 critical violations. 3 major violations. 7 minor violations.
18
Oct 4, 2022
Routine - Food
2 critical violations. 2 major violations. 4 minor violations.
37
Violations — Mar 10, 2026 Inspection
Basic - Unwashed fruits/vegetables stored with ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler cases of unwashed produce over buckets of sauce
08B-17-4
High 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. Cook cutting salmon for sushi with bare hands, operator moved washed hands and put gloves on **Corrective Action Taken**
09-01-4
High Priority - Non-food grade paper/paper towel used as liner for food container. Under cut zucchini, broccoli, operator replaced with wax paper **Corrected On-Site**
14-86-1
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in cooler on cook line -raw breaded shrimp in plastic container over cut vegetables and rice noodles. Operator moved raw to bottom **Corrected On-Site**
08A-05-6
Intermediate - Food-contact surface soiled with food debris, mold-like substance or slime. Multiple cutting boards stained
22-02-4
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)