YAMATO JAPANESE RESTAURANT

4714 SW COLLEGE ROAD, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5202689. 8 inspection visits from 2023-08-23 to 2026-03-10.

Corrected at follow-upLast visit, 2026-03-10: complaint follow-up, 0 high-priority, 0 intermediate, 0 basic violations

5 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (0 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Marion County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2026-03-10	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2026-02-27	Complaint inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	7	2	8		12 areas 01 Approved source (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature (x3) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x3) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-11-21	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	5	2	8	1.76	12 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
2025-05-09	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	1	1.42	3 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-12-04	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	5	2	7	1.42	12 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 06 Potentially hazardous food properly thawed 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 10 In use food dispensing utensils properly stored 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 40 Employee lockers provided and used, clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-15	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	2	1	2	1.59	5 areas 01 Approved source 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2023-11-17	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	4	4	9	1.59	11 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 11 Personnel with infections restricted 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x3) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 21 Wiping cloths clean, used properly, stored (x2) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2) 41 Toxic items properly stored, labeled and used properly 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-08-23	Complaint follow-up	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.