LA QUINTA INN & SUITES #988

3530 SW 36TH AVE, OCALA, Marion County. DBPR licence 5202487. 9 inspection visits from 2023-07-06 to 2025-11-20.

Passed, no follow-up neededLast visit, 2025-11-20: routine inspection, 1 high-priority, 2 intermediate, 3 basic violations

0 of 7routine inspections with more high-priority violations than the Marion County average that year (6 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
2025-11-20	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	1	2	3	1.76	5 areas 03 Food Out of Temperature 12 Hands washed and clean, good hygienic practices, eating/drinking/smoking 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed (x2) 35 Presence of insects/rodents. Animals prohibited. Outer openings protected from insects, rodent proof 38 Lighting provided as required. Fixtures shielded
2025-10-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.76
2025-03-06	Licensing inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	1		1 area 25 Single service items properly stored, handled, dispensed
2025-01-14	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.42
2024-08-28	Follow-up visit	Corrected at follow-up DBPR: Call Back - Complied	0	0	0
2024-08-28	Routine inspection	Warning: inspector to return DBPR: Warning Issued	0	1	0	1.42	1 area 53 Food management certification valid / Employee training verification
2024-03-29	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.59
2023-08-23	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	1	3	1.59	5 areas 08 Food protection, cross-contamination 23 Non-food contact surfaces clean 31 Toilet and hand-washing facilities, number, convenient, designed, installed 36 Floors properly constructed, clean, drained, coved 48 Gas appliances - properly installed, maintained (FOR REPORTING PURPOSES ONLY)
2023-07-06	Routine inspection	Passed, no follow-up needed DBPR: Inspection Completed - No Further Action	0	0	0	1.59

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.