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.Here's the breakdown for recent health inspections in Marion County, Florida, for the week of Aug. 17-23, 2026. 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 Aug. 17-23 inspections and no violations were found.
- Bubba Raceway Park LLC, 9050 NW Gainesville Rd, Ocala**
- Bubba Raceway Park LLC, 9050 NW Gainesville Rd, Ocala**
- Chick-Fil-A Paddock Mall, 3100 SW College Rd Ste 210, Ocala
- China House, 184 Marion Oaks Blvd 2d, Ocala**
- Diddy's Caribbean Restaurant, 166 Marion Oaks Blvd #7, Ocala**
- First Watch #0222, 3411 SW 36 Ter #3, Ocala**
- Popeyes Chicken 12050, 2175 Highway 484, Ocala**
- Tavern at The Glen, 1450 SW 154 Street Rd, Ocala**
- Timeless Treats, Mobile food dispensing vehicle
- Zells, 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 Aug. 17-23 inspections and were temporarily closed. Follow-upinspections are required.
Dunkin' Donuts
8121 SW SR 200, Ocala
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 21
Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected.
12 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Two flies crawling on donuts displayed at front counter. Stop sales issued. Three flies flying in kitchen behind front counter. Two flies crawling on lid of plastic pan and on wire rack at front counter. One fly flying in kitchen near back door. **Warning**
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Two flies crawling on donuts displayed at front counter. One powdered donut and one jelly-filled donut.
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. On counter at front of kitchen: whipped topping (63F - Cold Holding). The whipped topping contains milk and the employee at the front counter stated it has been held at room temperature for approximately one hour, then moved it back to a cooler to cool to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
Which Marion County restaurants had high priority violations?
484 New York Pizza
1665 SW Hwy 484 Ste 102, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 18
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 - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler on cook line, pizza sauce 48F, sausage 47F, liquid eggs 46F, manager moved to freezer, pizza sauce dropped to 42F, sausage 41F liquid eggs 41F. Margarine with fresh garlic 78F, per manager garlic margarine made at 11:00, will be discarded at 3:00pm. **Corrective Action Taken**
Bonefish Grill
4701 SW College Rd, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 17
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
14 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued on time/temperature control for safety food due to temperature abuse. Reach in cooler on cook line (make tables and standing cooler at the end of the cook line: slaw 60F, cut tomatoes 59F and 56F,salsa with cooked onions 53F, oyster 52F, crab cakes 48F, lobster 49F, fish 51F, cooked scallops 48F, sauce with dairy 51F, tuna 47F, steak 48F, 48F and 47F, burgers 49F, pork chops 45F, chicken 44F pasta 48F, cut tomatoes 51F, cheese 48F, vegetables 58F **Warning**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler at the cook line, (next to oven): cream 44F, milk 44F, liquid eggs 50F, Manager moved to freezer, temperatures dropped to 38F. On cook line, make tables: cream 44F, milk 44F, liquid eggs 50F (moved to freezer, temperatures dropped to 38F), fish 38F, slaw 60F, cut tomatoes 59F and 56F, salsa with cooked onions 53F, oyster 52F, crab cakes 48F, lobster 49F, fish 51F, cooked scallops 48F, sauce with dairy 51F, tuna 47F, steak 48F, 48F and 47F, burgers 49F, pork chops 45F, chicken 44F, pasta 48F, cut tomatoes 51F, cheese 48F, vegetables 58F Stop sale. White sauce 51F manager add ice. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Bonefish Grill
4701 SW College Rd, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 21
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
3 total violations, 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 cook line, (next to oven): cream 44F, milk 44F, liquid eggs 50F, Manager moved to freezer, temperatures dropped to 38F. On cook line, make tables: cream 44F, milk 44F, liquid eggs 50F (moved to freezer, temperatures dropped to 38F), fish 38F, slaw 60F, cut tomatoes 59F and 56F, salsa with cooked onions 53F, oyster 52F, crab cakes 48F, lobster 49F, fish 51F, cooked scallops 48F, sauce with dairy 51F, tuna 47F, steak 48F, 48F and 47F, burgers 49F, pork chops 45F, chicken 44F, pasta 48F, cut tomatoes 51F, cheese 48F, vegetables 58F Stop sale. White sauce 51F manager add ice. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-21: Cold holding: cooked vegetables 48F, manager moved to freezer. All other food on time **Admin Complaint** **Corrective Action Taken**
Casita Luna Mexican Restaurant LLC
4422 W. State Road 40 Unit 1 , Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
15 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. 1. Inside reach-in cooler in kitchen: salsa verde (50F - Cooling Overnight). Manager stated the salsa verde was prepared and cooked the day before and placed into the cooler to cool. The salsa is cooling inside a very deep and covered container without any additional steps taken to aid cooling. Stop sale issued. 2. Inside walk-in cooler: beef birria (58F - Cooling Overnight). Manager stated the beef birria was cooked the previous day and placed into the walk-in cooler to cool. The beef birria is cooling inside a large 79 liter pot covered with a lid without any additional steps taken to aid cooling. Stop sale issued.
- High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. 1. Inside reach-in cooler in kitchen: salsa verde (50F - Cooling Overnight). Manager stated the salsa verde was prepared and cooked the day before and placed into the cooler to cool. The salsa is cooling inside a very deep and covered container without any additional steps taken to aid cooling. 2. Inside walk-in cooler: beef birria (58F - Cooling Overnight). Manager stated the beef birria was cooked the previous day and placed into the walk-in cooler to cool. The beef birria is cooling inside a large 79 liter pot covered with a lid without any additional steps taken to aid cooling.
- High Priority - Employee began working with food, handling clean equipment or utensils, or touching unwrapped single-service items without first washing hands. One employee entered the kitchen from outdoors while wearing gloves and began handling a spatula and storing food without first washing hands and putting on new gloves. The manager had the employee wash hands before continuing to work at cookline. **Corrective Action Taken** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Two flies flying near back door inside kitchen.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food and/or not properly separated from each other in holding unit based upon minimum required cooking temperature. 1. Pan containing raw chicken stored directly on top of pan containing raw beef inside reach-in cooler at cookline. An employee moved the raw beef above the raw chicken during this inspection. 2. Package of raw bacon stored on top of package containing cooked ham on shelf inside walk-in cooler. Manager moved the raw bacon to another shelf,f during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
China Lee Buffet
3933 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 17
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
20 total violations, with 3 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 in kitchen adjusted pants then continued to touch noodles without washing hands.
- High Priority - Live, small flying insects found. Two flies in kitchen area.
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler near back door: pan of raw beef on shelf over pan of cooked eggs. In reach in cooler at sushi bar: pan of raw tuna on shelf over fresh vegetables. In reach in make table on cook line: container of raw shell eggs on shelf over heavy cream. Manager moved all items. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Darrell's Diner #12
6998 N. U.S. 27 Unit 109, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 20
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
10 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
- 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. Dish machine chlorine 0ppm. The dish machine has already been in-use today. The manager primed the machine, then chlorine 50ppm. Inspector instructed manager to sanitize all dishes that have been sanitized using the dishwasher machine earlier today. **Corrective Action Taken**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside top of refrigerated make-table: sausage (45F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the sausage was placed into the top of the make-table from the walk-in cooler three hours prior and added ice to rapidly cool the sausage to 41F. **Corrective Action Taken**
- 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 flats of raw shell eggs stored on prep table at room temperature at cookline. Eggs are indicated as being held using Time as a Public Health Control on written procedures in their binder. Manager stated the eggs have been in-use for 20 minutes and added the proper time mark during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
D'Leite Group
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Routine Inspection on Aug. 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
8 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In reach in make table: raw pork and raw bacon on shelf over cheese.
El Sazon De Mama
184 Marion Oaks Blvd. Unit M, Ocala
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 18
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
- High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within 6 hours. Reach in cooler at the end of the cook line, pork feet 46F, beef stew 49F. - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-18: Reach in cooler on cook line, pork 46F and 47F cooked 08/17/26 PM. **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Reach in cooler at the end of the cook line, pork feet 46F, beef stew 49F. - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-18: Reach in cooler on cook line, pork 46F and 47F cooked 08/17/26 PM. **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler near back door, Cold holding: raw pork 51F raw sausage 52F cheese 50F, cooler with an ambient air temperature of 51F, per employee food was at 40F at 9:00, employee moved food to cook line to started preparation process and cooking process. On cook line: **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-18: Reach in cooler on cook line, milk 39F, cut tomatoes 38F, ham 45F, cheese 48F(moved to freezer). **Time Extended** **Corrective Action Taken**
First Watch #0222
3411 SW 36 Ter #3, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 17
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
9 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Reach in cooler on cook line, black beans 45F, ham 58F, manager moved to freezer, watermelon 76F at room temperature since 7:00am, will be discarded at 11:00. In Walk in cooler, thawing cart; hollandaise sauce 50F, turkey 50F-53F, Alfredo sauce 50F-52F, manager opened freezer door. **Warning**
Gaetanos Subs & More
11943 N. Williams St. Ste D, Dunnellon
Routine Inspection on Aug. 21
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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, and selling food to customers with an expired license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants dated June 1, 2026 **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - Spray hose at dish sink lower than flood rim of sink. Three-compartment sink spray hose falls below the flood rim of the sink.
La Prima Market 'La Poblana ' Taqueria
5717 SE Abshier Blvd., Belleview
Routine Inspection on Aug. 20
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
6 total violations, with 4 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. Reach in cooler on hallway, meats cooked 08/19/26 PM, beef 48F and 50F, pork 49F, stored in plastic deep containers. **Warning**
- High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Reach in cooler on hallway, meats cooked 08/19/26 PM, beef 48F and 50F, pork 49F, stored in plastic deep containers. **Warning**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. Reach in cooler on hallway, raw shell eggs stored above cooked beef, manager moved. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food not consumed/sold within 7 days after opening/preparation. See stop sale. Rice date marked 08/11/26, beef soup 08/12/26. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Popeyes Chicken 12050
2175 Highway 484, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 18
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 - 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 doing dishes, jumped to front line and handled food and clean equipment, no hand wash occurred. Manager addressed situation with employee. **Corrected On-Site** **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Quality Inn and Suites
3767 NW Blitchton Rd, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
12 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food with an expired license. Expired 6/1/2026. **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Chemical bottle hanging on shelf next to clean dishes. Moved during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
Ramen House
2708 SW College Rd Suite 103, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
11 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. Reach in cooler at the prep area, rice cooked 08/18/26 PM at 52F.
- High Priority - Cooked/heated time/temperature control for safety food not cooled from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit within two hours and from 135 degrees Fahrenheit to 41 degrees Fahrenheit within six hours. See stop sale. Reach in cooler at the prep area, rice cooked 08/18/26 PM at 52F.
- 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 cutting vegetables and fruits with bare hands.
- High Priority - Food-contact surfaces not sanitized after cleaning, before use. Do not use equipment/utensils not properly sanitized. Male and female employee used prep sink to wash utensils and containers, inspector instructed to set up triple sink. **Corrective Action Taken**
- High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, and selling food to customers with an expired license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants dated June 1, 2026 **Admin Complaint**
Shang Hai Chinese Restaurant
2699 NE 35th St., Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 17
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
18 total violations, with 5 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Employee cracked raw shell eggs and then handled ready-to-eat food and/or clean equipment or utensils without washing hands. Male employee cracked egg and stirred then touched towel and picked up utensil then removed cooked vegetables from wok without washing hands.
- High Priority - Employee dried hands on clothes/apron/soiled towel after washing. Male employee on cook line wiped hands on towel at wok station between every task rather than washing hands.
- High Priority - Nonfood-grade containers used for food storage - direct contact with food. Gray grocery tote holding cut broccoli in walk in cooler. Several rough and ridged areas in container.
- High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food with an expired license. Expired 6/1/2026. **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - Raw animal food stored over/not properly separated from ready-to-eat food. In walk in cooler: pan of raw chicken on shelf over container of cut produce. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
Shang Hai Chinese Restaurant
8744 SE 165 Mulberry Ln, The Villages
Complaint Inspection on Aug. 20
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 failed to wash hands before putting on gloves to initiate a task working with food. Male employee working at the three compartment sink and handling soiled dishes. The employee started wearing gloves and then moved to cook line, where he began handling food and single service items. No handwashing was observed prior to wearing gloves and changing tasks. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-20: Male employee started wearing gloves and handled food, no hand washed occurred. Also same employee touches his pocket and continued working with food. **Admin Complaint**
Skate-A-Way-South
2008 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 19
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 - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment observed preparing, serving, or selling food with an expired license. Expired 6/1/2026 **Admin Complaint**
Tacos Y Mas
3100 SW College Rd Unit 3094, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 17
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
17 total violations, with 3 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Stop Sale issued due to food not being in a wholesome, sound condition. Three packages of fish thawed inside reduced oxygen packaging on shelf inside reach-in cooler in prep area. The fish is completely thawed. The package does have a label indicating the fish must be removed from packaging prior to thawing. **Repeat Violation** **Admin Complaint**
- 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. Cut tomatoes, cut lettuce, and cheese inside top of refrigerated make-table missing time marks. Manager confirmed they are being held using Time as a Public Health Control and stated they were placed in the top of the make table at 11am, then added the proper date marks. **Corrective Action Taken**
- High Priority - Toxic substance/chemical improperly stored. Aerosol can containing spray foam gap filler stored on shelf directly beside seasonings near storage closet. Manager removed the chemical from the shelf during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
The Beach Ocala
13201 West Hwy 326, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 18
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
14 total violations, with 4 high-priority violations
- High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. Establishment is open and serving food to the public with an expired license. License expired 06/01/2026. The license was renewed during this inspection. **Corrected On-Site**
- High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 34 rodent droppings on top of water heater inside maintenance storage room. This room is only accessible from outdoors. **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside refrigerated make-table at cookline: sour cream (52F - Cold Holding); turkey (52F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the items were placed into the reach-in cooler from the walk-in cooler between 11am and 12pm. The time is now 3:15pm. The manager voluntarily discarded all the items during this inspection. **Warning**
- High Priority - Vacuum breaker missing at hose bibb or on fitting/splitter added to hose bibb. 1. Backflow prevention device missing at spigot on side of building connected to hose leading to food truck. 2. Backflow prevention device missing at threaded faucet at mop sink.
The Beach Ocala
13201 West Hwy 326, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
3 total violations, with 2 high-priority violations
- High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Rodent activity present as evidenced by rodent droppings found. 34 rodent droppings on top of water heater inside maintenance storage room. This room is only accessible from outdoors. **Admin Complaint** - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-19: 34 rodent droppings of on top of water heater inside storage room. 8 rodent droppings on floor beside and below mop sink. The room is only accessible from outdoors. **Admin Complaint**
- High Priority - - From initial inspection : High Priority - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside refrigerated make-table at cookline: sour cream (52F - Cold Holding); turkey (52F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the items were placed into the reach-in cooler from the walk-in cooler between 11am and 12pm. The time is now 3:15pm. The manager voluntarily discarded all the items during this inspection. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-19: Manager is storing all TCS foods inside the walk-in cooler until the refrigerated make-table is repaired. The manager provided a work order for the refrigerated make-table during this inspection. **Time Extended**
The Beach Ocala
13201 West Hwy 326, Ocala
Routine Inspection on Aug. 20
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 - Time/temperature control for safety food cold held at greater than 41 degrees Fahrenheit. Inside refrigerated make-table at cookline: sour cream (52F - Cold Holding); turkey (52F - Cold Holding); ham (48F - Cold Holding); sliced tomatoes (50F - Cold Holding). Manager stated the items were placed into the reach-in cooler from the walk-in cooler between 11am and 12pm. The time is now 3:15pm. The manager voluntarily discarded all the items during this inspection. **Warning** - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-19: Manager is storing all TCS foods inside the walk-in cooler until the refrigerated make-table is repaired. The manager provided a work order for the refrigerated make-table during this inspection. **Time Extended** - From follow-up inspection 2026-08-20: Manager is storing all TCS foods inside the walk-in cooler until the refrigerated make-table is repaired. The manager provided a work order and stated parts have been ordered to repair the refrigerated make-table. **Time Extended**
Thiago Fruits & Drinks
Mobile food dispensing vehicle
Routine Inspection on Aug. 19
Follow-Up Inspection Required: Violations require further review, but are not an immediate threat to the public.
4 total violations, with 1 high-priority violation
- High Priority - Operating with an expired Division of Hotels and Restaurants license. License expired 06/01/2026. MFDV is not currently in operation during this inspection. **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.
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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: 19 Marion County restaurants cited for high-priority violations
