BOB EVANS FARMS REST 153

3535 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5201172. 5 inspection visits from 2023-10-31 to 2025-10-20.

Referred for possible fineLast visit, 2025-10-20: routine inspection, 0 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 6 basic violations

0 of 5routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (2 had none)

0emergency closures recommended at an inspection since July 2023

0inspections prompted by a complaint

Every inspection visit

Newest first. Violations: high-priority / intermediate / basic. County average = high-priority violations at a first routine visit, Marion County, same fiscal year. Codes and descriptions are DBPR's; the inspector's written notes are on DBPR's site only.
Date	Visit	Result	High	Inter.	Basic	County avg	What was cited
2025-10-20	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	0	2	6	1.76	9 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 49 Flammable/combustible materials - properly stored (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY) 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-04-09	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	0	2	1.42	3 areas 29 Plumbing installed and maintained 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved
2024-09-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	0	1.42	2 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 22 Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils clean
2024-03-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1	1.59	1 area 29 Plumbing installed and maintained
2023-10-31	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	0	3	1.59	4 areas 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved

The food: where these dishes come from

Bob Evans is known for biscuits and gravy and pancakes. The stories are about the dishes, not the brand, and live on PlateTales.

This is a Bob Evans location. How Bob Evans's 38 Florida stores compare with their counties.

A routine inspection is one visit on one day. Inspectors in different counties record violations differently, so compare a count with its county average, not with a restaurant in another county. Nothing on this page is a rating. Source: DBPR inspection files, data as of 2026-11-09; DBPR's own record for this licence is the official one.