PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA #497

2705 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5202062. 6 inspection visits from 2023-08-28 to 2025-12-29.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-12-29: complaint inspection, 1 high-priority, 1 intermediate, 4 basic violations

0 of 3routine 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

1inspections 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
2025-12-29	Complaint inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	1	4		5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking (x2) 13 Clean clothes, hair restraints 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2025-12-02	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2025-11-20	Follow-up visit	More time given DBPR: Call Back - Extension given, pending	0	2	0		1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-09-15	Routine inspection	Referred for possible fine DBPR: Administrative complaint recommended	1	3	2	1.76	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 16 Dishwashing facilities designed, constructed, operated 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 51 Other conditions sanitary and safe operation 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2025-01-16	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	2	4	1.42	4 areas 14 Food contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located (x2) 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification (x2)
2023-08-28	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	2	1.59	2 areas 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 29 Plumbing installed and maintained

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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.