Sewage backup in employee restroom among reasons state temporarily shut Marion restaurant
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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. 5-11, 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. 5-11 inspections and no violations were found.
Charleys Philly Steaks, 4980 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala**
Farmshack Bar B Que, 4111 NW 100th St., Ocala
Grace for Today Wellness Spa, 20721 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Dunnellon
Kountry Q, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
My Quate, 119 S. Pine Ave., Ocala
The Equestrian Grill, 10155 SW Hwy 484 , Dunnellon**
** 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. 5-11 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.
The Equestrian Grill
10155 SW County Road 484, Dunnellon
Routine Inspection on Feb. 6
Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
17 total violations, with 7 high-priority violations
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Employee at cookline touched shirt, face, personal phone with gloved hands, then continued to touch bags of food and grill steaks at the cookline. Manager instructed employee to wash hands during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Food placed in soiled container/equipment. Unwrapped ham stored directly on visibly soiled shelf inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Cooked hamburger patty stored directly on visibly soiled shelf inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Manager voluntarily discarded both during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing raw beef stored on shelf above pan containing cooked sausage inside reach-in cooler at cookline. Manager moved raw beef to the bottom shelf during this inspection. Raw shell egg stored on shelf above open box containing sticks of butter inside reach-in cooler in storage area. Manager removed eggs from cooler during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Sewage/wastewater backing up through floor drains. Toilet leaking large amount of sewage onto the floor inside employee restroom in kitchen near cookline. **Warning**
High Priority - Single-use gloves not changed as needed after changing tasks or when damaged or soiled. Employee at cookline washed gloved hands in handwash then continued to prepare food at cookline. Inspector explained proper handwashing and glove use to employees during this inspection. **Corrective Action Taken**
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Spray bottle containing bleach and aerosol air freshener stored on shelf above cans of beans and box of dry pasta in rear storage room. Manager removed chemicals from shelves during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Backflow prevention device missing at grey hose connection behind building.
Which Marion County restaurants had high priority violations?
Aki Sushi
303 SE 17th St., Ocala
Routine Inspection on Feb. 5
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Employee handled soiled equipment or utensils and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee at the sushi bar area stated cleaning and organizing his work station and placed back used gloves to started working with food, Manager addressed situation, employee change to new gloves, no hand washing occurred. Inspector instructed to stop, washed his hands and continued working with food. **Corrected On-Site** **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-05: At the sushi bar area, male employee using his personal phone, placed gloves and grab rice for a sushi roll, no hand washed occurred, Inspector instructed to stop, washed hands and continued working with food. Also another male sushi chef, started working with food, after checking dish machine and no hand washing. **Admin Complaint** **Corrected On-Site**
Johnny's Pizzeria
9562 Maricamp Road, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Feb. 8
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
1 total violation, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the pizza station, sausage 58F, ham 57F, food stored above filling line, Manager moved to freezer, also underneath: broccoli 46F, ricotta cheese 45F, pizza sauce 46F, cheese 46F, per Manager turned on fan to help dropping temperature, ambient temp of 43F. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-08: Reach-in cooler at the pizza station, sausage 45F, Manager moved to freezer. Underneath: ham 48F, meatballs 48F, underneath items left overnight inside cooler (Stop Sale). **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
Oliver's
13601 SW 115th Ave., Dunnellon
Complaint Inspection on Feb. 5
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Dish soap and quaternary tablets stored on shelf beside simple syrup and lime juice in bar area. Manager removed simple syrup and lime juice from shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Outback Steakhouse #1022
3215 SW College Road, Ocala
Complaint Inspection on Feb. 7
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. Male employee entered kitchen from dining area and began packing up Togo boxes without washing hands. **Warning**
High Priority - Employee touched soiled surface and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Female employee picked up peel of onion from floor then touched peeled onion with same hand without first washing hands. Male employee with gloved hands picked up food from floor placed in trash then touched apron and continued to pull fries from fryer without washing hands and changing gloves. **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. Female employee touched raw peeled onion with bare hands in prep area. Manager stated onion will be used in soup and instructed employee to put on gloves. **Corrective Action Taken**
Purple Sage Cafe
20359 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Dunnellon
Routine Inspection on Feb. 6
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
5 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. Wrapped pan containing raw fish stored on shelf above cooked ham inside reach-in freezer at kitchen entrance. Employee moved raw fish to another freezer during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Sayulita Taqueria
10 NE First St., Ocala
Routine Inspection on Feb. 5
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
13 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
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. Raw beef on top of bag of ice, Manager moved. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach-in cooler at the cook line sour cream 48F and 50F, Manager moved to bottom part of cooler. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. At the cook line, Fried Buffalo chicken 110-118F, per manager item was fried 1 hour prior, manager will placed on time and chicken will be discarded at 3:00pm **Corrective Action Taken**
Swampys Bar & Grille
19773 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Dunnellon
Complaint Inspection on Feb. 7
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
2 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
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 filled sanitizer bucket from triple sink then put on gloves and began to cook without washing hands. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2024-02-07: Employee handled raw fish with gloved hands, changed gloves without washing hands, then touched cooked fish and corned beef with gloved hand. Inspector had employee wash hands before continuing to work with RTE foods. **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
The Oak Room Bar and Grill / Royal Oaks Golf Club
11220 SW 69th Circle, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Feb. 8
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
14 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler, raw chicken on top of beer keg. In reach in cooler on cookline, raw shell eggs on shelf over pasta. All were moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On cookline: shredded cheese 52F. Sour kraut 51F. Onions 53F. Employee stated items have been on cookline for one hour. Manager added items to Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC)documents, time stamped, and will discard items at four hour time. **Corrected On-Site**
High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food required to be date marked is not date marked and time of opening/preparation cannot be determined and/or opened or prepared more than seven days ago. See stop sale. No date mark on sliced roast beef in reach in cooler at end of cookline. Also, corned beef in reach in cooler at end of cookline with a date mark of 1/31, discard date 2/6/2023. Also, cheesecake in cooler in dessert area with a date mark of 1/16, discard date is 1/22. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
What agency inspects restaurants in Florida?
Routine regulation and inspection of restaurants is conducted by the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The Department of Health is responsible for investigation and control of food-borne illness outbreaks associated with all food establishments.
How do I report a dirty restaurant in Florida?
If you see abuses of state standards, report them and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation will send inspectors. Call the Florida DBPR at 850-487-1395 or report a restaurant for health violations online.
Get the whole story at our restaurant inspection database.
What does all that terminology in Florida restaurant inspections mean?
Basic violations are those considered against best practices.
A warning is issued after an inspector documents violations that must be corrected by a certain date or within a specified number of days from receipt of the inspection report.
An administrative complaint is a form of legal action taken by the division. Insufficient compliance after a warning, a pattern of repeat violations or existence of serious conditions that warrant immediate action may result in the division initiating an administrative complaint against the establishment. Says the division website: "Correcting the violations is important, but penalties may still result from violations corrected after the warning time was over."
An emergency order — when a restaurant is closed by the inspector — is based on an immediate threat to the public. Here, the Division of Hotels and Restaurants director has determined that the establishment must stop doing business and any division license is suspended to protect health, safety or welfare of the public.
A 24-hour call-back inspection will be performed after an emergency closure or suspension of license.
This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Ocala area restaurant/food truck inspections: Feb. 5-11, 2024
