One Marion County restaurant gets perfect score; 2 have 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, Florida, for the week of May 13-19, 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 May 13-19 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?

Keke's Breakfast Cafe

2427 SW 27th Ave., Ocala

Complaint Inspection on May 17

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

5 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Pan of butter at server station with time mark of 1PM. Employee at wait station stated the same pan of butter has been in-use since opening and they are placing the pan back into the cooler during slow periods. Inspector reviewed using time as a public health control with manager during this inspection. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**

  • High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food held using time as a public health control not discarded at the end of the 4-hour period. See stop sale. Pan of butter at server station with time mark of 1PM. Employee at wait station stated the same pan of butter has been in-use since opening and they are placing the pan back into the cooler during slow periods. Inspector reviewed using time as a public health control with manager during this inspection.

Sushi Bistro Of Ocala

18 SE Broadway St., Ocala

Complaint Inspection on May 17

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

12 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations

  • High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Raw beef inside reach-in cooler near cookline thawing inside white grocery bag. Manager had employee remove beef from grocery bag and place into a covered pan during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

  • High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Pan containing grocery bag with raw beef stored on shelf directly above heads of lettuce inside reach-in cooler near cookline. Manager had employee place raw beef on shelf with other raw meats during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**

  • 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. Two pans of fried shrimp at room temperature on prep table at cookline without time marks. Manager stated the shrimp was held on time and added proper time marks during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site** **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: May 13-19, 2024