SE Ocala restaurant temporarily closed; failed multiple state inspections

Staff reports

March 5, 2024 at 9:11 AM·22 min read

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Florida's restaurant owners are not required to post restaurant inspection results where guests can see them. So every week, we provide that information for you.

For a complete list of local restaurant inspections, including violations not requiring warnings or administrative action, visit our Marion County restaurant inspections site.

Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Marion County for the week of Feb. 26-March 3, 2024. Please note that some more recent, follow-up inspections may not be included here.

Disclaimer: The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation describes an inspection report as a 'snapshot' of conditions present at the time of the inspection. On any given day, an establishment may have fewer or more violations than noted in their most recent inspection. An inspection conducted on any given day may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment.

For full restaurant inspection details, visit our Marion County restaurant inspection site.

Which Marion County restaurants got perfect scores on their health inspections?

These restaurants met all standards during their Feb. 26-March 3 inspections and no violations were found.

Crunchies & Munchies, 8721 SE 58th Ave., Ocala**
Dave's Dawgs, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
J & D Dawgs, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
La Poblana Movil, Mobile food dispensing vehicle**
Mimis Cafe #131, 4414 SW College Rd, Ocala**
Pops Southern Buffet, 25011 NE County Road 314, Salt Springs**
Southern Pirate Canteen, Mobile food dispensing vehicle

** Restaurants that failed an inspection and aced a follow-up inspection in the same week

Which Marion County restaurants were temporarily closed by inspectors?

These restaurants failed their Feb. 26-March 3 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.

Wok N Roll

303 SE 17th St., Ocala

Complaint Inspection on Feb. 27

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

25 total violations, with 8 high-priority violations

High Priority - Container of medicine improperly stored. At the front reach-in cooler, observed medicine stored inside reach-in cooler above customers food, also at the cook line, observed box with multiple medicine stored above prep table in use.
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Female employee touching multiple dirty surfaces and taking orders, started working with food and no hand washed occurred. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. At the cook line, male employee cracked a raw shell eggs and immediately after handle a cleaned plastic to go container and served soup and cooked egg (no observable cross contamination observed) Inspector addressed all handwash violations with person in Charge. **Warning**
High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. At the prep area, observed Male employee working with raw frozen chicken switched to work with cooked food (chicken) and handled cleaned containers. **Warning**
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. At the prep area, observed male employee cutting Chinese cabbage with no gloves, Inspector instructed to washed his hands and use gloves, employee started wearing gloves no hand washed occurred. **Warning**
High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. At the prep area, observed male employee picking knife from floor and placing on magnet for later use, Inspector instructed to perform sanitization process, employee rinsed knife with water and placed back to magnet, no soap applied No sanitization occurred.
High Priority - Raw animal foods not properly separated from one another based upon minimum required cooking temperature when stored in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. At the prep area, observed raw scallops bag stored above vegetables.
High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the cook line: observed 12 live roaches around electric outlet behind reach-in cooler. One live roach on reach-in cooler lid at the cook line, Manager killed. One live roach on wall behind shelves. One live roach under handwash sink at the end of the cook line. **Warning**

Wok N Roll

303 SE 17th St., Ocala

Complaint Inspection on Feb. 28

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

6 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Female employee touching multiple dirty surfaces and taking orders, started working with food and no hand washed occurred. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. At the cook line, male employee cracked a raw shell eggs and immediately after handle a cleaned plastic to go container and served soup and cooked egg (no observable cross contamination observed) Inspector addressed all handwash violations with person in Charge. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. At the prep area, observed Male employee working with raw frozen chicken switched to work with cooked food (chicken) and handled cleaned containers. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. At the prep area, observed male employee cutting Chinese cabbage with no gloves, Inspector instructed to washed his hands and use gloves, employee started wearing gloves no hand washed occurred. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the cook line: observed 12 live roaches around electric outlet behind reach-in cooler. One live roach on reach-in cooler lid at the cook line, Manager killed. One live roach on wall behind shelves. One live roach under handwash sink at the end of the cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: Observed one live roach under steam table at the cook line. Observed twelve live roaches underneath reach-in cooler (motor area) at the cook line. **Admin Complaint**

Wok N Roll

303 SE 17th St., Ocala

Complaint Inspection on Feb. 29

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

6 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Female employee touching multiple dirty surfaces and taking orders, started working with food and no hand washed occurred. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. At the cook line, male employee cracked a raw shell eggs and immediately after handle a cleaned plastic to go container and served soup and cooked egg (no observable cross contamination observed) Inspector addressed all handwash violations with person in Charge. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. At the prep area, observed Male employee working with raw frozen chicken switched to work with cooked food (chicken) and handled cleaned containers. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. At the prep area, observed male employee cutting Chinese cabbage with no gloves, Inspector instructed to washed his hands and use gloves, employee started wearing gloves no hand washed occurred. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the cook line: observed 12 live roaches around electric outlet behind reach-in cooler. One live roach on reach-in cooler lid at the cook line, Manager killed. One live roach on wall behind shelves. One live roach under handwash sink at the end of the cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: Observed one live roach under steam table at the cook line. Observed twelve live roaches underneath reach-in cooler (motor area) at the cook line. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: Observed one live roach around reach-in cooler hinges, Manager killed and cleaned. Observed one live roach above steam table, employee killed and cleaned. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**

Wok N Roll

303 SE 17th St., Ocala

Complaint Inspection on March 1

Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.

6 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Female employee touching multiple dirty surfaces and taking orders, started working with food and no hand washed occurred. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. At the cook line, male employee cracked a raw shell eggs and immediately after handle a cleaned plastic to go container and served soup and cooked egg (no observable cross contamination observed) Inspector addressed all handwash violations with person in Charge. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee switched from working with raw food to ready-to-eat food without washing hands. At the prep area, observed Male employee working with raw frozen chicken switched to work with cooked food (chicken) and handled cleaned containers. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : 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. At the prep area, observed male employee cutting Chinese cabbage with no gloves, Inspector instructed to washed his hands and use gloves, employee started wearing gloves no hand washed occurred. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: **Time Extended**
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. At the cook line: observed 12 live roaches around electric outlet behind reach-in cooler. One live roach on reach-in cooler lid at the cook line, Manager killed. One live roach on wall behind shelves. One live roach under handwash sink at the end of the cook line. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-28: Observed one live roach under steam table at the cook line. Observed twelve live roaches underneath reach-in cooler (motor area) at the cook line. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-29: Observed one live roach around reach-in cooler hinges, Manager killed and cleaned. Observed one live roach above steam table, employee killed and cleaned. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken** - From follow-up inspection 2024-03-01: At the cook line, observed two live roaches on floor under reach-in coolers, employee killed and cleaned. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**