Six Marion County restaurants cited for high-priority violations

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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 Oct. 23-29, 2023. 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 Oct. 23-29 inspections and no violations were found.

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

Which Marion County restaurants had high priority violations?

Dominos 5123

261 Marion Oaks Blvd., Ocala

Routine Inspection on Oct. 26

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

19 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Employee touched soiled apron/clothes and then engaged in food preparation, handled clean equipment or utensils, or touched unwrapped single-service items without washing hands. Male employee consistently wipes hands on clothes then continues to remove pizza from oven and cut without washing hands. Female employee touched face and clothes and continued to prepare pizza without washing hands. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food identified in the written procedure as a food held using time as a public health control has no time marking. No time mark on sauce at front counter. Sauce removed from refrigerator 1 hour prior. Manager added date. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Dunkin' Donuts

6011 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview

Routine Inspection on Oct. 27

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

6 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation

  • High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical spray bottle hanging on side of rack next to customer drink order. Employee moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

Jimmy John's Restaurant

43 S. Pine Ave, Ocala

Routine Inspection on Oct. 23

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

17 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. June 1, 2023 **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at mop sink faucet or on fitting/splitter added to mop sink faucet. Splitter added, mo vacuum breaker on the no-chemical side of the splitter.

Legacy Country Club

17135 Buena Vista Blvd., The Villages

Complaint Inspection on Oct. 27

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

21 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. In walk in beer cooler: 13 pans of chicken wings cooled over night in deep pans stacked together with lids in place and the following temperatures 50F, 60F, 65F, 68F, 69F, 67F, 65F, 66F, 58F, 46F, 52F, 56F, 57F. Stop sale issued. Management discarded all product. **Corrective Action Taken** **Warning**

  • High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Male employee on cookline dried hands on soiled green towel.

  • High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Hose at triple sink. Chef removed. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. In walk in beer cooler: 13 pans of chicken wings improperly cooled over night. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. In reach in wine cooler at bar : half and half 49F in unit with an ambient temperature of 50F. Manager moved creamer to different unit. **Corrective Action Taken**

Pops Southern Buffet

25011 NE Hwy 314, Salt Springs

Routine Inspection on Oct. 24

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

4 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Dishmachine chlorine sanitizer not at proper minimum strength. Discontinue use of dishmachine for sanitizing and set up manual sanitization until dishmachine is repaired and sanitizing properly. Dishmachine testing at 0ppm. Sanitizer is empty during inspection. Person in charge will utilize chlorine in triple sink to sanitize until unit is operating properly. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-24: At time of follow up inspection operator is working with company to replace the chlorine dish machine, until replaced operator is utilizing three compartment sink to sanitize. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**

  • High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Self-service salad bar/buffet lacking adequate sneezeguards or other proper protection from contamination. Missing hinged lids or sneeze guard at hot buffet station. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2023-10-24: At time of follow up inspection operator has ordered hinged lids to install for the buffet station. **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**

Southern Pig and Cattle Co Ii

6105 SW SR 200, Ocala

Complaint Inspection on Oct. 26

Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.

27 total violations, with 6 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. Male employee on cookline touched apron with gloved hands and continued to cook without washing hands. Male employee on cookline touched pants with gloved hands and continued to pull food from hot box without washing hands. Male employee on cookline touched phone then placed hands on food contact cutting board without washing hands. Male employee on cookline cleaned cutting board with sanitizer then moved clean plates without washing hands. Male employee on cookline touched face and continued to put on gloves and make plates without washing hands. Male employee on cookline closed mouth piece of drink with gloved hands and continued to prepare food without washing hands. **Warning**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over or with ready-to-eat food in a freezer - not all products commercially packaged. In reach in freezer on cookline: raw chicken tenders on shelf over pan of okra. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Stop sale issued for improper reheating of beef and turkey. Foods did not heat to 165F within 2 hours.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food reheated for hot holding not reaching 165 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 seconds within 2 hours. In reach in smoker on cookline: turkey reheating for 3.5 hours 99-100F and beef reheating for 3.5 hours 119-134F. Stop sale issued for two large pieces of beef and two chunks of turkey.

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food, other than whole meat roast, hot held at less than 135 degrees Fahrenheit. Chicken leg quarters 109F-134F, employee stated chicken has been in unit for two hours. Began reheating. **Corrective Action Taken**

  • High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. Bibb near dumpster area has no device attached.

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: Oct. 23-29, 2023.