YAMA TAIYO RESTAURANT

660 ALDERMAN RD, PALM HARBOR, Pinellas County. DBPR licence 6216430. 11 inspection visits from 2023-11-07 to 2026-03-10.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2026-03-10: routine inspection, 3 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 1 basic violations

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

1emergency closure recommended at an inspection since July 2023 (latest 2026-01-15)

1inspections prompted by a complaint

Emergency closures

From DBPR's weekly closure extracts, which cover 2025-12-29 to 2026-11-06 only. Reasons are DBPR's own wording.
Closed	Re-opened	Reason (DBPR)
2026-01-15	2026-01-16	Roach activity

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Pinellas 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	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	3	1	1	1.15	4 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination (x2) 09 Foods handled with minimum contact 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2026-01-16	Follow-up visit	Allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Complied	0	2	8		6 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x2)
2026-01-16	Follow-up visit	Not yet allowed to reopen DBPR: Emergency Order Callback Not Complied	0	2	10		7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x3) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2026-01-15	Routine inspection	Emergency closure recommended DBPR: Emergency order recommended	1	2	12	1.15	7 areas 11 Personnel with infections restricted 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x5) 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved (x3)
2025-03-04	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	1	2	1		3 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2025-02-20	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	2	3	1	1.27	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 03 Food Out of Temperature (x2) 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2)
2024-08-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	1		3 areas 27 Water source safe, hot and cold under pressure 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed
2024-05-14	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	2	1	1	1.55	4 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 50 Current license properly displayed
2024-01-17	Follow-up visit	Not corrected at follow-up, referred for possible fine DBPR: Call Back - Admin. complaint recommended	0	1	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-07	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	3	3		5 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2023-11-07	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	3	5	4	1.55	9 areas 02 Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory (x2) 03 Food Out of Temperature 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean (x2) 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification

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.